Abstract
A theoretical model is presented which provides a way to simulate, at a very abstract level, power struggles in the social world. In the model, agents can benet or harm each other, to varying degrees and with diering levels of inuence. The agents interact over time, using the power they have to try to get more of it, while being constrained in their strategic choices by social inertia. The outcomes of the model are probabilistic. More research is needed to determine whether the model has any empirical validity.
Highlights
Introduction and MotivationWhen we look back over the history of humanity, regardless of the time period, place, or culture that we examine, we find agents engaged in power struggles
This paper presents a model of power struggles
The probabilistic nature of the outcomes is not the result of the random nature of the Monte Carlo simulation; instead it arises from postulate (5), which provides a way to gauge the likelihood of events by the degree to which they breach social inertia
Summary
Introduction and MotivationWhen we look back over the history of humanity, regardless of the time period, place, or culture that we examine, we find agents engaged in power struggles. A tactic is the way an agent allocates its power, both benevolently and malevolently, towards other agents. The benevolence multiplier allows agents in the model to achieve mutual benefit (growth in power) by cooperating with each other.
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