2 papers
cs.MA2025
What Contributes to Affective Polarization in Networked Online Environments? Evidence from an Agent-Based Model
Narayani Vedam, Subhayan Mukerjee, Prasanta Bhattacharya
Affective polarization, or, inter-party hostility, is increasingly recognized as a pervasive issue in democracies worldwide, posing a threat to social cohesion. The digital media e…
cs.SI2018
Influence Dynamics and Consensus in an Opinion-Neighborhood based Modified Vicsek-like Social Network
Narayani Vedam, Debasish Ghose
We propose a modified Vicsek-like model to study influence dynamics and opinion formation in social networks. We work on the premise that opinions of members of a group may be cons…