Norman Paul Cohen’s scientific contributions

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Figure 1: Basic structure of a user page.
Figure 2: Userbox section of a user page.
Figure 3: Political skew index of Wikipedia userboxes.
Defining issues for left-wing and right-wing political orientation.
The Politics of the World Encyclopedia. A Study of Political Leanings of the Wikipedia User Base
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September 2024

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Mankind Quarterly

Norman Paul Cohen

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We scraped user pages of 7,739 Wikipedia editors. Of these, 224 users positioned themselves politically using the semi-standardized "userboxes". Based on this sample, Wikipedia editors' views had a strong tilt towards the left. The results are congruent with the political leanings of related occupations, such as journalists and academics.

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