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physics.soc-ph2020★ 22 cited
Why are U.S. Parties So Polarized? A "Satisficing" Dynamical Model
Vicky Chuqiao Yang, Daniel M. Abrams, Georgia Kernell +1
Since the 1960s, Democrats and Republicans in U.S. Congress have taken increasingly polarized positions, while the public's policy positions have remained centrist and moderate. We…
physics.soc-ph2020★ 11 cited
When Pull Turns to Shove: A Continuous-Time Model for Opinion Dynamics
David Sabin-Miller, Daniel M. Abrams
Accurate modeling of opinion dynamics has the potential to help us understand polarization and what makes effective political discourse possible or impossible. Here, we use physics…