Polarization, antipathy, and political activism
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چکیده
We present an evolutionary game theory model in which polarization, antipathy, and political activism are simultaneous consequences of the evolution individuals' ideologies their attitudes toward other ideologies. show that process is likely to result a vicious path with individuals becoming increasingly extreme polarized on ideological spectrum society ending up two politically engaged groups sharing no common grounds strong hatred against each other.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Economic Inquiry
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0043-3640', '1465-7295', '0095-2583']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13072