The Transformation of American Political Space 1982–2002
| Autor: | Tom Mayer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Algebra and Number Theory
Sociology and Political Science Process (engineering) Space (commercial competition) Discontinuity (linguistics) Range (mathematics) Politics Transformation (function) Linear differential equation Simple (abstract algebra) Calculus Sociology Mathematical economics Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Mathematical Sociology. 32:1-56 |
| ISSN: | 1545-5874 0022-250X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00222500701790199 |
| Popis: | The range of acceptable positions about important political issues defines the political space of society. This article presents a model of how political space is transformed over time based upon linear differential equations. Constructable transformations of political space are ones that can be modeled by such equations and thus can result from gradual evolutionary change. A constructable transformation also preserves the distinctness of political positions, which means that distinct political positions remain different throughout the process of change. Non-constructable transformations, on the other hand, cannot be represented in this way because they embody political discontinuities of some kind. A simple typology of constructable transformations is discussed and illustrated. Methods of estimating the political space transformation model are outlined and applied to General Social Survey data for 1982, 1993, and 2002. This leads to an analysis of how American political space transformed from 1982 to 199... |
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