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Modeling Dynamics of Multicultural Integration and Conflict

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A series of computer simulations explored a formalized theoretical model of multicultural integration which concentrates on attitudes towards ingroup and outgroup as main variables. The simulations were aimed at the investigation of social dynamics underlying the evolution of patterns of integration and segregation. The findings suggest that: integration is possible only with strong mutually positive attitudes; negative attitudes lead to segregation even if one group would be positive; surprisingly tolerance – a neutral stance also leads to segregation. These results are discussed in the light of conflict and multiculturalism.

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This work was partially supported by Future and Emerging Technologies programme FP7-COSI-ICT of the European Commission through project Qlectives (grant no: 231200) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Office under grant number W911NF-08-1-0144.

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    Provided that attitudes towards those contacts are identical.

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    For the sake of simplicity we limit ourselves to two interacting groups.

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  1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Wouter E. de Raad

  2. Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Wouter E. de Raad, Andrzej Nowak & Wojciech Borkowski

  3. Warsaw School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Andrzej Nowak

  4. Warsaw School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Wojciech Borkowski

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  1. School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Katia Sycara

  2. Dept. Psychology, University of Maryland Dept. Psychology, College Park, Maryland, USA

    Michele Gelfand

  3. Behavioral & Social Sciences, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral & Social Sciences, Arlington, Virgin Islands, USA

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de Raad, W.E., Nowak, A., Borkowski, W. (2013). Modeling Dynamics of Multicultural Integration and Conflict. In: Sycara, K., Gelfand, M., Abbe, A. (eds) Models for Intercultural Collaboration and Negotiation. Advances in Group Decision and Negotiation, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5574-1_10

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