Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Laver
SeriesElements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9781108796408
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 April 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Building on the Cambridge Element Agent Based Models of Social Life: Fundamentals (Cambridge, 2020), we move on to the next level. We do this by building agent based models of polarization and ethnocentrism. In the process, 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. The aim is to leave readers with an effective toolkit for building, running and analyzing agent based modes of social interaction.