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A “Power and Influence” political archetype: the dynamics of public support
Author(s) -
Cavana Robert Y.,
Forgie Vicky E.,
van den Belt Marjan,
Cody John R.,
Romera Alvaro J.,
Wang Keming,
Browne Chris A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/sdr.1618
Subject(s) - archetype , politics , field (mathematics) , power (physics) , system dynamics , asset (computer security) , dynamics (music) , computer science , sociology , management science , public relations , political science , engineering , computer security , artificial intelligence , law , mathematics , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , pedagogy
Systems archetypes are effective in communicating complex behaviour with relatively simple structures, across a wide range of topics. The “power dynamics” between different power holders are critically important in decision making when it comes to formulating and implementing policies. This topic was explored at a four‐day Australasian systems workshop run in New Zealand. A synthesis approach was combined with analytical procedures from system dynamics (SD). Building on Rahn's “Fear and Greed” political archetype, a conceptual “Power and Influence” political archetype was developed. This political archetype shows the impact of public support. It is used to analyse a crowdfunding story in New Zealand. A small SD concept model was subsequently constructed to test this story and evaluate alternative public support scenarios. A library of political archetypes and concept models would be an asset for the field of SD and provide a means of synthesising insights from case studies and social theory. © 2019 System Dynamics Society