For the purposes of online conversation, the Catalog distills this interdisciplinary research into different response modes. These modes may overlap, interact, or counteract each other.

Furthermore, learnings from one context may not directly translate to another. Thus, the Catalog also surfaces existing gaps in understanding related to these response modes to create opportunities for future explorations across disciplines.

Each paper and practical report selected for inclusion in the Catalog describes or evaluates a method to engage in polarized online discourse while increasing acceptance and trust in expert knowledge.

The Catalog selection process includes:

The Catalog is a “living collection,” in that the tagging system reflects the themes and methods identified from the body of research at a specific time. As a result, the tagging system and the Catalog content is also expected to evolve over time, as new research and new resources are added to the collection. As a note, the ARTT Catalog is a resource that brings together research from different disciplines; it does not endorse any specific study or report.

A key feature of the ARTT Catalog is the notes and tagging system:

While the ARTT Catalog is not intended to provide direct guidance about how to engage in conversations, it still provides researchers and practitioners with the ability to explore how interventions may overlap, interact or counteract each other.

Here are several example uses:

The notes section explains why the study or report has been included in the catalog and how it corresponds to one or more of the ARTT tags. This information can be expanded by clicking on the notes tab in the right hand section of the screen.

Once you have narrowed down your search for relevant papers and articles, the tag section is intended to be a useful feature that provides a quick overview of each paper.

A closer look at the tag section of each paper or other Catalog resource can show you information about the methods used, the outcomes tested, the theories guiding the intervention, as well as the conditions under which the study was conducted, such as how many people participated in the study, or where the study took place, and on what social media platform, how long the study was conducted, and so on. All the papers in the Catalog are described by one or more high level ARTT Conversational Response / Intervention tags, but additional tags can vary.

The following image explains what each tag represents and how they can provide a quick view of each paper and report in the Catalog:

Once you have narrowed down your search for relevant papers and articles, the tag section is intended to be a useful feature that provides a quick overview of each paper.

A closer look at the tag section of each paper or other Catalog resource can show you information about the methods used, the outcomes tested, the theories guiding the intervention, as well as the conditions under which the study was conducted, such as how many people participated in the study, or where the study took place, and on what social media platform, how long the study was conducted, and so on. All the papers in the Catalog are described by one or more high level ARTT Conversational Response / Intervention tags, but additional tags can vary.

The following image explains what each tag represents and how they can provide a quick view of each paper and report in the Catalog:

The following table provides a high-level overview of the Catalog tags, and their definitions. These tags and definitions represent the body of research at the specific time; some of the tags may change as the research evolves. For more information about each tag, please refer to the Response Definitions page.

We would like to thank the following individuals whose ideas, advice and insights have played a key role in the development of the ARTT Catalog:

Dr. Simon Knight
Director, Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society (CREDS)
Senior Lecturer, TD School (Transdisciplinary School)

Hampton Stall, M.D.P.
Senior Program Associate, Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program

Dr. John Cook
Research Fellow, Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University