Agent-based models of papal conclaves incorporating imitation, strategic voting, and ideological blocs reproduce historical convergence times and show polarization delays elections while strategic behavior can accelerate them.
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When cardinals strategize: An agent-based model of influence and ideology for the papal conclave
Agent-based models of papal conclaves incorporating imitation, strategic voting, and ideological blocs reproduce historical convergence times and show polarization delays elections while strategic behavior can accelerate them.