Evolution of conventions and social polarization in dynamical complex networks

Abstract

Effective coordination is very important in society. Starting from the observation that individuals interact through networks of acquaintances, we study the co-evolution of the agents' strategies and of the network itself using pure coordination games. We find that coordination among agents emerges through the self-organization of the social network into strong and stable clusters in which individuals follow the same convention. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.