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Implications of TikTok's algorithm and user interaction on political preferences
Rejchrtová, Karina ; Shavit, Anna (advisor) ; Rosenfeldová, Jana (referee)
In today's digital age, social media is a pivotal tool for political campaigns. With the growing importance of social media in politics, it is essential to understand how the algorithms of these platforms can influence voter preferences. In particular, platforms like TikTok attract younger voters, which political parties use to spread their messages. The topic of examining the effects of social media algorithms on political campaigns is now very important, especially considering how algorithms can favor certain types of content and thus influence voting behavior. Current research of this topic so far has shown that although social media algorithms are designed to increase user interaction, they can have side effects such as polarizing opinions or unfair representation. Eli Pariser in the book "The Filter Bubble" pointed out the potential danger of such algorithms in creating closed information bubbles. Tarleton Gillespie in the book "Custodians of the Internet" then addresses the role of platforms in moderating content and deciding what goes viral. In the context of the upcoming European elections in 2023, I will focus on the issue of the manifestation of the TikTok algorithm and user interaction on political preferences. The thesis will examine what political content is preferred on TikTok,...
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COVID-19 and political preferences through stages of the pandemic: the case of the Czech Republic
Bičáková, Alena ; Jurajda, Štěpán
We track the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on political preferences through ‘high’ and ‘low’ phases of the pandemic. We ask about the effects of the health and the economic costs of the pandemic measured at both personal and municipality levels. Consistent with the literature, we estimate effects suggestive of political accountability of leaders during ‘high’ pandemic phases. However, we also find that the pandemic political accountability effects are mostly short-lived, and do not extend to the first post-pandemic elections.
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What is the impact of unemployment on the political preferences?
Kufnerová, Eva ; Lahvička, Jiří (advisor) ; Brožová, Dagmar (referee)
This thesis analyzes the impact of unemployment on the political preferences of citizens of the Czech Republic. It utilizes individual data from the international ISSP research for years 1994-2010. The hypothesis saying that unemployed people prefer left-wing parties to right-wing parties has been confirmed using the probit method. The probability of left-wing preference in case of entrepreneur is 14.1 percentage points higher than for unemployed person. This probability for economically inactive person is 4 percentage points lower. The assumption stating that positive influence on left-wing preference is stronger for involuntarily unemployed individual has been confirmed by the additional models. Voluntarily unemployed subjects prefer left-wing parties with probability 16.1 percentage points lower than involuntarily unemployed individuals. A positive influence of age on preferences of left-wing parties and positive influence of religion on preferences of center parties have been confirmed. On the other hand, preferences of right-wing parties grow with higher social class or with increasing municipality size.
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