García Bilbao, Pedro AlbertoBoccia Artieri, GiovanniLa Rocca, Gevisa2023-11-242023-11-242021-07-21Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Pedro A. García-Bilbao & Gevisa La Rocca (2021): Rethinking affective polarization and sharing of emotions in digital platform ecosystems. Theories and research practices, International Review of Sociology, DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2021.19479491469-9273https://hdl.handle.net/10115/26421The purpose of this introduction is to set a useful frame for reading this thematic section. The key concepts of digital platforms, affective polarization, sharing of emotions are explored. The articles contained in this thematic section, which combine different research disciplines and techniques, provide to identify the different fields of communication within which the mediatization of emotions, the generation of affective cultures can prove to be a bearer of social, political cultural; and to outline methods and techniques for the analysis of emotions within digital platforms.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternacionalAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 InternacionalAffective polarizationDigital platformEmotionsMediatizationSocial mediainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.1080/03906701.2021.1947949info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess