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Wenn Du gehst, geh ich auch! Die Rolle von Informationskaskaden bei der Entstehung von Massenbewegungen
Marx, Johannes; Klein, Dominik (2017): „Wenn Du gehst, geh ich auch! Die Rolle von Informationskaskaden bei der Entstehung von Massenbewegungen“. Baden-Baden: Nomos doi: 10.5771/0032-3470-2017-4-560.
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Title of the Journal:
PVS Politische Vierteljahresschrift
ISSN:
0032-3470
Corporate Body:
Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft
Publisher Information:
Year of publication:
2017
Volume:
58
Issue:
4
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Language:
German
Abstract:
This paper studies the epistemic dynamics preceding the emergence of mass movements. By means of an agent-based simulation, we study the informational processes generating those shared attitudes towards a political system that are necessary for mass movements. We show that societies of lower mobility will structurally underestimate the potential for political change. Moreover, we find systematic differences in attitudes between critics and supporters of a regime. A side-effect of the emergent informational dynamics is that system critics will, over time, develop higher estimates of the potential for change than their less discontent peers.
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Collective action
regime change
agent-based simulations
informational cascades
revolutions
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International Distribution:
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Article
Activation date:
June 25, 2018
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https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/43956