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  1. 3 Jul 2025 Journal Article Contemporary Jewry

    Original Research Article: The Identity Journey of North American Ultra-Orthodox Women after Aliyah

    Abstract

    While North American Olim continue to arrive in Israel, many of them face challenges in adjusting to life in Israel and finding their place in Israeli society. Previous research has examined the challenges Olim face in adjusting to a new culture and has indicated that being far from the familiarities of home often leads to lifestyle changes and the development of multiple

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  2. 3 Jul 2025 Journal Article The International Journal of Press/Politics

    Projecting Tomorrow's Challenges: Toward a Temporally Nuanced Framework for Studying Agenda Setting

    Abstract

    Traditional agenda-setting research often focuses on the most urgent problems that dominate present public agendas. Challenging the prevalent conflation of importance with urgency in agenda-setting research, this article proposes a shift from a singular to a layered temporal conceptualization of public agendas. The suggested framework distinguishes between the immediate

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  3. 3 Jun 2025 Journal Article Political Psychology

    What personality traits do citizens want politicians to have? Observational and experimental evidence of citizens' preferences in three countries

    Thomas Bergeron, Eran Amsalem, Lior Sheffer, Jeroen Joly, Peter John Loewen
    Abstract

    Politicians' personality is believed to play a central role in their electoral success. It is unclear, however, how important different traits are to voters and how the impact of personality compares to that of other well-studied individual characteristics of politicians, such as gender, age, and political experience. Drawing on evidence from three studies—an observational

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  4. 30 May 2025 Journal Article Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

    Liking without borders? Authenticity and the evaluation of Instagram photo genres Open Access

    Abstract

    While authenticity has been identified as pivotal on social media, it has not been studied as part of a broader value ecology shaping content evaluation. Addressing this gap, we investigated users’ evaluations of prominent Instagram genres in relation to perceptions of authenticity. A survey of 1,000 users from the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea

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  5. 26 May 2025 Journal Article Social Media + Society

    Comparative Approaches to Studying Privacy: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Christoph Lutz, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, Dmitry Epstein, Philipp K Masur, Carsten Wilhelm
    Abstract

    This editorial introduces the Social Media + Society special issue “Comparative Approaches To Studying Privacy.” Recognizing the importance of privacy in today’s digital societies and volatile political and regulatory environments, the editorial highlights the pressing need for comparative research on the topic and describes the articles in this special issue. The

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  6. 15 May 2025 Journal Article Conflict Resolution Quarterly

    Spontaneous Contact and Social Resilience Following Eruption of Interethnic Violence in Ethnically Mixed Settings

    Abstract

    Does spontaneous contact between individuals from different ethnonational groups affect their social resilience, specifically their ability to avoid escalation and radicalization following eruptions of ethnic violence? To address this question, we conducted a series of studies in mixed Jewish–Palestinian cities and academic settings. Study 1, based on data collected

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  7. 1 May 2025 Journal Article Convergence

    Phonographic theatricality: The performativity of human-machine vocality

    Ruthie Abeliovich, Ido Ramati
    Abstract

    Intermingling new and old media, this article introduces the concept of phonographic theatricality to explore the performativity of human-machine vocality. It jointly discusses the theatricality of historical and new sound media: media principles that characterized the phonograph in its emergence are still evident in the speech of contemporary AI-voice agents. Phonographic

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  8. May 2025 Journal Article Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

    Predictors of support for an Israeli–Arab regional agreement among the ultra-Orthodox Jewish–Israeli society

    Abstract

    This study focuses on a major sector in the Jewish–Israeli society that has a significant and growing influence on Israeli political and policy decisions: the ultra-Orthodox society. It investigates, within the context of the 2023–2025 Israel–Hamas war, factors explaining ultra-Orthodox Israeli–Jews support for a regional agreement that includes Israel, the Palestinians

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  9. 30 Apr 2025 Journal Article New Media & Society

    The high-tech elite? Assessing the values of tech-workers using the European Social Survey 2012–2020

    Abstract

    Using data from the 2012–2020 European Social Survey and Schwartz’s theory of basic values, this article maps the values of tech-workers, in order to assess and understand their uniqueness and homogeneity. Consistent with prior, mostly US-focused research, we find that European tech-workers hold a liberal worldview, which values openness to change, individualism, and

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  10. 29 Apr 2025 Journal Article The Information Society

    What (missing) the smartphone means: Implications of the medium’s portable, personal, and prosthetic aspects in the deprivation experience of teenagers

    Hananel Rosenberg, Menahem Blondheim
    Abstract

    This deprivation study leverages the smartphone’s absence to understand its presence, exploring a one-week smartphone deprivation experience of 80 Israeli adolescents aged 13-18. The data was primarily qualitative, derived from field journals, interviews, and focus groups. However, the most important and least expected finding was quantitative: all participants but one

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