The emergence of a shared identity: An agent-based computer simulation of idea diffusion

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 686-712

  Rousseau, David ^a   Maurits Van Der Veen, A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Constructivism; Identity; Threat perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644465305     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002705279336     Document Type: Article

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