Multi-Level Cultural Models
Abstract
Empirically grounded multi-agent meta-network multi-level simulations were developed, tested, validated and then used to explain and predict socio-cultural outcomes. Virtual experiments employing real and virtual data were conducted examining the impact of group structure and the communication media on the evolution of the group, the culture and the change in sentiment. The Arab Spring was used as a case example. A formal theory of socio-cultural dynamics based on the co-evolution of self and the groups one is a member of was instantiated as multi-level construct. The results indicate that: model re-use for social-network diffusion models is feasible; adding social cognition to a multi-level model improves realism, accuracy of predictions, and decreases memory consumption and improves run-time speed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 05, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA614264
Entities
People
- Kathleen Carley
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University