Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism

ISBN-13: 9781108796408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 75 str.

Michael Laver

Opis

In this Element we develop: stochastic models, which add a crucial element of uncertainty to human interaction; models of human interactions structured by social networks; and 'evolutionary' models in which agents using more effective decision rules are more likely to survive and prosper than others.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Evolution of polarized public opinion; 3. Evolution of public opinion on a network; 4. Evolution of public opinion with cross-cutting cleavages; 5. Ethnocentrism.