Mapping public health responses with attitude networks: the emergence of opinion‐based groups in the UK's early COVID‐19 response phase

PJ Maher, P MacCarron… - British Journal of Social …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Partisan patterns of compliance with public health measures are a feature of early COVID‐
19 responses. In many cases, these differences in behaviour relate to pre‐existing group …

Multidimensional polarization dynamics in US election data in the long term (2012–2020) and in the 2020 election cycle

A Dinkelberg, C O'Reilly, P MacCarron… - Analyses of Social …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We use a network‐based method to explore bifurcation in the multidimensional opinion‐
based political identity structure from 2012 to 2020 in American National Election Studies …

[HTML][HTML] Dyadic interaction shapes social identity in the axelrod model using empirical data

A Dinkelberg, P MacCarron, PJ Maher… - Journal of Artificial …, 2023 - jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk
Group dynamics and inter-group relations influence the self-perception. The Social Identity
Approach explains the role of multiple identities, derived from categories or group …

Time-resolved culture maps derived from the Integrated Values Survey data (1981–2022)

JL Euste, HC Arjonillo, C Saloma - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2025 - Elsevier
We demonstrate a method for deriving pairs of time-resolved two-dimensional [vertical
traditional (bottom)-rational axis vs. horizontal survival (left)–self-expression axis] culture …

[HTML][HTML] Homophily dynamics outweigh network topology in an extended Axelrod's cultural dissemination model

A Dinkelberg, P MacCarron, PJ Maher… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Personal social networks reveal potential sources of dyadic social influence. Social
influence is picked up as a main principle of Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination. Even …

Analytical approach to the Axelrod model based on similarity vectors

L Pedraza, S Pinto, JP Pinasco, P Balenzuela - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
Complex problems of social interaction are usually studied within the framework of agent-
based models. Some of these problems, such as issue alignment and opinion polarization …

Weighted Axelrod model: Different but similar

Z Kalinowska, B Dybiec - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Axelrod model is a cellular automaton which can be used to describe the emergence
and development of cultural domains, where culture is represented by a fixed number of …

A new degree of freedom for opinion dynamics models: The arbitrariness of scales

D Carpentras, A Dinkelberg, M Quayle - arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.04788, 2020 - arxiv.org
Opinion dynamics models have been developed to study and predict the evolution of public
opinion. Intensive research has been carried out on these models, especially exploring the …

Modified Axelrod Model Showing Opinion Convergence And Polarization In Realistic Scale-Free Networks

X Zou, HF Chau - arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.00221, 2024 - arxiv.org
Axelrod model is an opinion dynamics model such that each agent on a two-dimensional
lattice has a finite number of possible opinions. The model is not realistic as all agents will …

Detecting social identities through network analysis and agent-based modelling

A Dinkelberg - 2023 - researchrepository.ul.ie
Reciprocal, social interactions create links between people, such as the expression of
opinions, beliefs and attitudes, including on online platforms like Twitter. Attitude networks …