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THE INFLUENCE OF CONTRARIANS AND OPPORTUNISTS ON THE STABILITY OF A DEMOCRACY IN THE SZNAJD MODEL
Johannes J. Schneidersubject
Sznajd modelmedia_common.quotation_subjectOpposition (politics)General Physics and AstronomyStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStalemateDictatorshipDemocracyComputer Science ApplicationsComputational Theory and MathematicsState (polity)Political sciencePolitical economyDemocratic systemMathematical Physicsmedia_commondescription
Sznajd-Weron and Sznajd introduced a model investigating the democratic development in a closed community. This model is based on the USDF-principle ("united we stand, divided we fall"). However, it faces the problem that the system tends either to a dictatorship (i.e., 100% pro or 100% contra) or to a stalemate state (i.e., exactly 50% pro, 50% contra). Based on their model, I will show that a democratic system keeps alive due to the existence of both opportunists and persons in opposition.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-01 | International Journal of Modern Physics C |