Towards a General Purpose Political Communications Simulator

[摘要] This thesis introduces a novel way of structuring information for agent-based simulations which is inherently multi-dimensional and multi-issue, along with being flexible and easily extensible. By modelling information in this fashion, agents are able to accumulate knowledge and compute attitudes. A sample study shows how this may be used to simulate attitudes towards the US President following a news report that he bombed Syria.

[发布机构] University:Havard University;Department:International Relations

[效力级别] Media effects

[关键词] Information modelling;Media effects;attitude diffusion;information diffusion