3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Cultural, Structural, and Mediated Routes to Polarization in a Nonlinear Mean-Field Model
Jérôme Michaud, Fredrik Jansson
Collective polarization can arise through mechanisms acting at different stages of social communication, but similar polarized outcomes need not imply dynamically equivalent proces…
physics.soc-ph2026
The dynamics of cultural systems
Fredrik Jansson
Culture is not just traits but a dynamic system of interdependent beliefs, practices and artefacts embedded in cognitive, social and material structures. Culture evolves as these e…
physics.soc-ph2026
Modelling cultural evolution
Fredrik Jansson
Formal modelling provides a toolkit for understanding cultural dynamics, from individual decisions to recurring patterns of change. This chapter explains what models are and why th…