Author : Michael Laver
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108847463
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Book Synopsis Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism by : Michael Laver
Download or read book Agent-Based Models of Polarization and Ethnocentrism written by Michael Laver and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.