Digital Society and Social Conflicts: A Science Map of the Field

Scientific research on digitalization and its societal impact has surged in recent years. This article provides an overview of academic literature published from 2013 to 2024, focusing on the connection between digital society and social conflicts, as documented in 247 peer-reviewed articles. By employing a novel methodological approach to compare results from various bibliometric analyses – Including citation analysis, co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, and keyword co-occurrence analysis – we have pinpointed the most influential journals, authors, and articles, along with five thematic clusters: social networks and communications, digitalization policy, post-Covid Technology performance, new society identification and social media impact to civil-society. Key contributions within each cluster are highlighted. Additionally, the article identifies promising research areas and future research directions to address existing knowledge gaps.