Beril Bulat
Biographic Data
| ID | 4448858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beril Bulat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beril |
| FAMILY NAME | Bulat |
| SIGNATURE | BULAT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0966-129X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Governance dynamics in online communities
What drives a genuine sense of community in online spaces? This study examines the role of governance, autonomy, and control in fostering a sense of community online. Findings show that participatory governance and peer-enforced social norms are crucial for creating a strong sense of community, even after controlling for active, frequent community engagement. In contrast, merely enforcing rules through formal control mechanisms does not significa…
The psychology of volunteer moderators
Online communities rely on effective governance for success, and volunteer moderators are crucial for ensuring such governance. Despite their significance, much remains to be explored in understanding the relationship between community governance processes and moderators’ psychological experiences. To bridge this gap, we conducted an online survey with over 600 moderators from Reddit communities, exploring the link between different governance st…
What Information Drives Political Polarization? Comparing the Effects of In-group Praise, Out-group Derogation, and Evidence-based Communications on Polarization
This project differentiates between communication that praises one's political in-group ( in-group praise ), attacks the opposition ( out-group derogation ), or focuses on policy details ( evidence based ), testing their effects on network and attitude polarization. We begin with an agent-based model, which shows that congenial evidence-based exchanges polarize the network and the inclusion of identity-driven communications leads to greater polar…
What Information Drives Political Polarization? Comparing the Effects of In-group Praise, Out-group Derogation, and Evidence-based Communications on Polarization
This project differentiates between communication that praises one's political in-group ( in-group praise ), attacks the opposition ( out-group derogation ), or focuses on policy details ( evidence based ), testing their effects on network and attitude polarization. We begin with an agent-based model, which shows that congenial evidence-based exchanges polarize the network and the inclusion of identity-driven communications leads to greater polar…
The psychology of volunteer moderators
Online communities rely on effective governance for success, and volunteer moderators are crucial for ensuring such governance. Despite their significance, much remains to be explored in understanding the relationship between community governance processes and moderators’ psychological experiences. To bridge this gap, we conducted an online survey with over 600 moderators from Reddit communities, exploring the link between different governance st…
What Information Drives Political Polarization? Comparing the Effects of In-group Praise, Out-group Derogation, and Evidence-based Communications on Polarization
This project differentiates between communication that praises one's political in-group ( in-group praise ), attacks the opposition ( out-group derogation ), or focuses on policy details ( evidence based ), testing their effects on network and attitude polarization. We begin with an agent-based model, which shows that congenial evidence-based exchanges polarize the network and the inclusion of identity-driven communications leads to greater polar…
The psychology of volunteer moderators
Online communities rely on effective governance for success, and volunteer moderators are crucial for ensuring such governance. Despite their significance, much remains to be explored in understanding the relationship between community governance processes and moderators’ psychological experiences. To bridge this gap, we conducted an online survey with over 600 moderators from Reddit communities, exploring the link between different governance st…
Governance dynamics in online communities
What drives a genuine sense of community in online spaces? This study examines the role of governance, autonomy, and control in fostering a sense of community online. Findings show that participatory governance and peer-enforced social norms are crucial for creating a strong sense of community, even after controlling for active, frequent community engagement. In contrast, merely enforcing rules through formal control mechanisms does not significa…
Political science (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)