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A relative approach to opinion formation
Kit Ming Danny Chan, Robert Duivenvoorden, Andreas Flache +1
Formal models of opinion formation commonly represent an individual's opinion by a value on a fixed opinion interval. We propose an alternative modeling method wherein interpretati…
Can ethnic tolerance curb self-reinforcing school segregation? A theoretical Agent Based Model
Lucas Sage, Andreas Flache
Schelling and Sakoda prominently proposed computational models suggesting that strong ethnic residential segregation can be the unintended outcome of a self-reinforcing dynamic dri…
About renegades and outgroup-haters: Modelling the link between social influence and intergroup attitudes
Andreas Flache
Polarization between groups is a major topic of contemporary societal debate as well as of research into intergroup relations. Formal modelers of opinion dynamics try to explain ho…
Is there negative social influence? Disentangling effects of dissimilarity and disliking on opinion shifts
Károly Takács, Andreas Flache, Michael Mäs
Empirical studies are inconclusive about the underlying mechanisms that shape the interrelated dynamics of opinions and interpersonal attraction. There is strong evidence that othe…
Individualization as driving force of clustering phenomena in humans
Michael Mäs, Andreas Flache, Dirk Helbing
One of the most intriguing dynamics in biological systems is the emergence of clustering, the self-organization into separated agglomerations of individuals. Several theories have…
Preference or opportunity? Why do we find more friendship segregation in more heterogeneous schools?
Andreas Flache, Tobias Stark
Research on friendship networks in schools suggests that heterogeneity increases homophily preferences. We argue that this may be a misleading interpretation of the coefficients of…