How groups can foster consensus: The case of local cultures

JASSS

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Groeber, Patrick ^a   Schweitzer, Frank ^a   Press, Kerstin ^a  

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Author keywords

Bounded confidence; Conventions; Dynamic networks; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549093085     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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