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BAVOLEO, Bárbara. Importance of Twitter in communities and settings South Korean Presidential Election Policies. Fides Et Ratio [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.15, pp.69-85. ISSN 2071-081X.

This paper analyzes networks on Twitter of the South Korean politicians with the most of the votes in the 2017 presidential election. The aim is proving the thesis of the exposure to cross-cutting information and political polarization in the social network services. Quantitative information was collected through complementary software and processed in graphs and network diagrams. Analysis was contextualize in the South Korean political conjuncture of recent months, which showed a high political fragmentation. The results show a strong polarization of candidates' networks and a very weak connection between groups /networks with different political positions.

Palabras clave : Twitter; Social network analysis; South Korea; Politics; 2017 presidential election.

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