Theory of Interpersonal Relationship

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Table of contents

I Basics of Influence 
1 Introduction 
1.1 Computational Social Choice
1.1.1 The Framework of Decision-Influence-Structure
1.2 What is the Influence?
1.2.1 The Connotation of Influence
1.2.2 The Denotation of Influence
1.3 Overview of the Thesis
2 RelatedWorks 
2.1 Decision-Theoretic Agents
2.1.1 Agent
2.1.2 Preferences
2.1.3 Decision
2.2 Combinatorial Domains
2.2.1 Feature/Issue
2.2.2 CP-nets
2.3 Collective Decision-making
2.3.1 Decision-making in Combinatorial Domains
2.4 Influence among Agents
2.4.1 Structure of Influence
2.4.2 Social Influence
2.4.3 Convergence to consensus
2.4.4 A Note on Information Cascades
2.4.5 Influence with Ordinal Preferences
2.4.6 Summary of our approach
3 Understanding Influence (Models) from the 5W1H Framework 
3.1 What Influence
3.2 Where Influence
3.3 When Influence
3.4 Who Influence
3.5 Why Influence
3.6 How Influence
4 What is Missing? 
4.1 Influencing and Influenced Structure
4.2 Influence from More than One Origins
4.3 Influence with Abstention and Constraint
II Theory of Influence 
5 The Extended Patterns of Influence 
5.1 A Framework of Combinatorial and Collective Decision-making
5.1.1 CP-nets with Initial Inclinations
5.2 The System of Influence Patterns by the DIS Framework
5.2.1 New Influences and New Statements beyond CP-statement and CI-statement
5.3 Pattern 1-3 Intra-influence of Decision
5.4 Pattern 4-6 Intra-influence of Structure
5.5 Pattern 7-9 Inter-influence of Decision
5.6 Pattern 10-12 Inter-influence of Structure
5.7 Pattern 13-15 Intra-inter influence of Decision
5.8 Pattern 16-18 Intra-inter influence of Structure
5.9 Pattern 19-21 Inter-intra influence of Decision
5.10 Pattern 22-24 Inter-intra Influence of Structure
6 Influence from More than One Origins 
6.1 The Prominent Influence-by the Priority of Influence
6.2 The Collective Influence-by the Weight of Influence
6.3 The role of structure in collective influence
6.3.1 Three Levels of Influence: from Independent Agents, Grouped Agents to Influencing Agents
6.3.2 The Influential Effect from Structure among Agents (an ordinal approach)
6.3.3 The Interplay of Group and Structure Effect (a cardinal approach)
7 Influence with Abstention and Constraints 
7.1 Abstention
7.1.1 Comparison between Value Gained and Cost
7.2 Constraints and Partial Domains
7.3 Constrained CP-nets
7.3.1 Consistency notions
7.3.2 Checking the consistency notions
7.3.3 Achieving top and local consistency in constrained CP-nets
7.4 Collective decision-making with Constrained Profiles
7.4.1 Top, local, and dependency consistency
7.4.2 Aggregation in non-consistent profiles
7.4.3 Properties of CLA
7.5 Collective Decision-making with Abstention
7.6 Domains and Influence: perspectives
III Application of Influence 
8 Testing the Models of Influence by Qualitative Case Studies 
8.1 “Great Powers Worship the Reputation”
8.2 “Side with Allies and Go against Enemies”
8.3 “Different Influencing Relations Touch Different Sensitive Nerves”
8.4 “Be Close to Your Friends When Your Enemies be Close to Theirs”
8.5 How to Deal with Contradictory Multipartite Relations
8.5.1 Balance Strategy: Offend Neither Side, or Offend One Side then Please the Same Side Later
8.5.2 Revenge Strategy: Offend Neither Side, or Offend One Side then Wait for the Revenge from the Same Side
8.6 How to Maintain Stable Relationships
8.6.1 Unilateral Loyalty or Bear Grudge: Once I Follow You Then I Always Follow You, Once I Oppose to You Then I Always Oppose to You
8.6.2 Mutual Favor or Mutual Harm: If You Play Nice to Me Then I Play Nice Back, If You Play Hard to Me Then I Play Hard Back
9 Testing the Models of Influence by a Quantitative Approach 
9.1 Test Sample: Passed Resolutions with at least One Different Voices
9.1.1 Classified as Different Subjects with Dependencies among Resolutions
9.2 Test Method: Influence Pattern Matching Algorithm Design
9.2.1 Making Assumptions about Influences
9.2.2 Influence Pattern Matching Algorithms
9.3 Test Outcome
9.3.1 Subject 1-Admission of New Memberships
9.3.2 Subject 2-the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and the Sanctions against Iraq
9.3.3 Subject 3-Israeli and Palestinian Conflicts
9.3.4 Subject 4-Yugoslav Wars
9.3.5 Subject 5-the Conflicts between India and Pakistan
9.3.6 Subject 6-the Decolonization of Territories and Military Operations of Portugal
9.3.7 Subject 7-the Apartheid Policy and the Invasion by South Africa
9.3.8 Subject 8-the Minority Regime and the Invasion by Southern Rhodesia
9.3.9 Specific Influencing Relations Ranking
9.3.10 General Influence Pattern Comparison
10 Modeling and Simulation of the Influence Models in UN SC Voting 
10.1 Conceptual Model: Reasoning Chart design
10.1.1 Key Concepts and Mechanisms
10.2 Mathematical Model: Variables Definition and Rules Design
10.2.1 Define Variables
10.2.2 Design Rules
10.3 Computer Model: Multi-agent System Modeling and Simulation
10.4 Simulation Experiments and Analysis
10.4.1 Experiments Design from Computer Science Paradigm
10.4.2 Experiments Design from Social Sciences Paradigms
10.4.3 Simulation Analysis and Discussion
Conclusion 
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