Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 659-674Publisher
WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S012918310400611X
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Sznajd model; democracy; opposition; stability
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Sznajd-Weron and Sznajd introduced a model investigating the democratic development in a closed community. This model is based on the USDF-principle (united we stand, divided we fall). However, it faces the problem that the system tends either to a dictatorship (i.e., 100% pro or 100% contra) or to a stalemate state (i.e., exactly 50% pro, 50% contra). Based on their model, I will show that a democratic system keeps alive due to the existence of both opportunists and persons in opposition.
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