Opinion evolution in closed community

Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron and Jozef Sznajd

No HSC/00/04, HSC Research Reports from Hugo Steinhaus Center, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Abstract: A simple Ising spin model which can describe a mechanism of making a decision in a closed community is proposed. It is shown via standard Monte Carlo simulations that very simple rules lead to rather complicated dynamics and to a power law in the decision time distribution. It is found that a closed community has to evolve either to a dictatorship or a stalemate state (inability to take any common decision). A common decision can be taken in a "democratic way" only by an open community.

Keywords: Opinion dynamics; Sznajd model; USDF model; Inflow dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C63 D70 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2000
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Published in International Journal of Modern Physics C 11(6) (2000) 1157.

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