This article uses Polity IV data to probe system dynamics for studies of the global diffusion of democracy from 1800 to … 2000. By analogy with the Bass model of diffusion of innovations, as translated into system dynamics by Sterman, the … the major force behind the diffusion of democracy. Our findings indicate the applicability of system dynamics simulation …

This research develops then merges two separate models to simulate electric vehicle diffusion through recreation of the …. Government financial incentive availability leads to greater market shares in the beginning years and helps to spread diffusion … in later years due to an increased base of initial adopters. Although seen as a potential hindrance to EV diffusion …

theory, that provide insight into urgent diffusion dynamics on social networks using agent-based modeling. We then explore …During a crisis, understanding the diffusion of information throughout a population will provide insights into how …. Social media also provides a wealth of data about this information diffusion since much of the communication happening within …

broadcasted media opinion increased, with some networks responding ideally and others being largely unaffected. In addition, we … show that networks that display community structure can be made more susceptible to be influenced by a media campaign by a …. Similarly, networks can be “inoculated†against advertising campaigns by a media campaign that decreases tolerance. …

networks that mediate learning and the transmission of cultural information are situated in spatial environments. This paper … properties of the networks are shown to clearly affect both the overall amount of variability that is produced by the cultural … spatial structure of social networks may have important implications for interpreting patterns of artifact variability in …