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Political Competition (1.1.0)

Political parties compete for voters by (re-) positioning themselves within the opinion space.

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Updated to NetLogo 7.0.4

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Political Competition 1.1.0

Submitted by Marco Janssen Published Jun 28, 2026 Last modified Jun 28, 2026

Political parties compete for voters by (re-) positioning themselves within the opinion space.

Release Notes

Updated to NetLogo 7.0.4

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Marco Janssen (2026, June 28). “Political Competition” (Version 1.1.0). CoMSES Computational Model Library. Retrieved from: https://www.comses.net/codebases/d28ce2f9-1d29-4f06-a59b-ad37c7daf128/releases/1.1.0/

Replication of a previously described model

Laver, Michael (2005) Policy and the Dynamics of Political Competition. American Political Science Review 99(2): 263–281.

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Contributors
Marco Janssen
DOI
No assigned DOI
Model Version
1.1.0
License
GPL-3.0
Programming Language
NetLogo 7.0.4
Software Framework
NetLogo 6.2.2
Operating System
Operating System Independent
Publish Date
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Last Updated
Sunday, June 28, 2026
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Peer Review
Unreviewed
Version Submitter First published Last modified Status
1.1.0 Marco Janssen Sun Jun 28 23:08:52 2026 Sun Jun 28 23:08:54 2026 Published

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