Procedural Influence on Consensus Formation in Social Networks
Faculty/Professorship: | Information Systems and Social Networks |
Author(s): | Eismann, Kathrin ![]() |
Editors: | Aiello, Luca Maria; Cherifi, Chantal; Cherifi, Hocine; Lambiotte, Renaud; Lió, Pietro; Rocha, Luis M. |
Title of the compilation: | Complex Networks and Their Applications VII: Volume 2 Proceedings The 7th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications COMPLEX NETWORKS 2018 |
Corporate Body: | The 7th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS), 2018, Cambridge, UK |
Publisher Information: | Cham : Springer International Publishing |
Year of publication: | 2019 |
Pages: | 287-299 |
Edition: | 1 |
Series ; Volume: | Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) ; 813 |
Year of first publication: | 2018 |
Language(s): | English |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-05414-4_23 |
Abstract: | How do the rules of interaction influence consensus formation in a social network? In this paper, I analyse procedural influence – a construct that is well-established within the group decision-making research tradition – in the context of networked consensus formation. I argue that interaction procedures regulate the flow of social influence among actors, which, in turn, potentially affects collective outcomes. Based on this, I explain how procedural influence can be integrated into a formal model of social influence. I then utilise an agent-based simulation (ABS) to quantify the effects of three exemplary interaction rules on the formation of consensus in a social network. My findings indicate that applying these rules to regulate interactions has mixed effects on the overall consensus outcomes, but consistently negative effects on the efficiency of consensus formation. |
Keywords: | social network, social influence, consensus formation, belief dynamics, procedural influence |
Peer Reviewed: | Ja |
International Distribution: | Ja |
Type: | Conferenceobject |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/44932 |
Year of publication: | 6. December 2018 |

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