Title :
Modeling public opinion and voting as a complex system with agent-based simulations
Author :
Verella, J. Tipan ; Wardak, Ahson
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. & Inf. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA
Abstract :
In this paper we study the effects of external stimuli on public opinion and voting in the context of collective opinion formation. We model two situations of collection opinion formation: the effects of public opinion on nanotechnology and voting. In the first case, we study the behavior of systems under shock, while in a second case we study the effect of constant perturbation. We take an agent-based simulation approach to understand the complexities of the formation and disruption of collective opinion.
Keywords :
multi-agent systems; politics; social sciences computing; agent-based simulation; collective opinion formation; public opinion; public voting; Context modeling; Design engineering; Electric shock; Motion pictures; Nanotechnology; Physics; Public policy; Systems engineering and theory; USA Councils; Voting;
Conference_Titel :
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2008. SIEDS 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2365-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2366-8
DOI :
10.1109/SIEDS.2008.4559722
