The Persistence of Political Extremism: An Agent-Based Explanation

• In Event: Networks and Agent-based Models

Brief Overview

This study uses an agent-based opinion dynamic model with Zaller’s RAS information processing mechanism to gauge (1) the ability of extremism to persist in the long run and (2) the individual attributes contributing to the persistence of extremism.

Authors

• Yanru Jiang, University of California-Los Angeles

• Julian Park