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Electoral surveys influence on the voting processes: a cellular automata model | | S. G. Alves
; N. M. Oliveira Neto
; M. L. Martins
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5 Apr 2002 | | Subject: | Statistical Mechanics; Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases | cond-mat.stat-mech nlin.CG | | Abstract: | Nowadays, in societies threatened by atomization, selfishness, short-term thinking, and alienation from political life, there is a renewed debate about classical questions concerning the quality of democratic decision-making. In this work a cellular automata (CA) model for the dynamics of free elections based on the social impact theory is proposed. By using computer simulations, power law distributions for the size of electoral clusters and decision time have been obtained. The major role of broadcasted electoral surveys in guiding opinion formation and stabilizing the ``{it status quo}’’ was demonstrated. Furthermore, it was shown that in societies where these surveys are manipulated within the universally accepted statistical error bars, even a majoritary opposition could be hindered from reaching the power through the electoral path. | | Source: | arXiv, cond-mat/0204139 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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