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Endogenous dynamics of denunciation: Evidence from an inquisitorial trial

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  • José Luis Estévez

    (TKK - TKK Helsinki University of Technology)

  • Davor Salihović

    (UA - University of Antwerp)

  • Stoyan V Sgourev

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School)

Abstract

We develop an endogenous approach to the practice of denunciation, as an alternative to exogenous historical and sociological accounts. It analyzes denunciation as a response to increasing pressure, which in turn increases pressure on social contacts. The research context is the trial of Waldensians in Giaveno, Italy, in 1335, headed by the inquisitor Alberto de Castellario. A dynamic network actor model attests that coercive pressure not only raises the rate of denunciation but also compels denouncers to implicate individuals who are socially closer to them. We find that coercive pressure starts yielding diminishing returns relatively quickly, with the degree of redundancy of information escalating as a result of preferential attachment, increasingly targeting those already denounced by others, publicly announced suspects, and those having absconded from the trial.

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  • José Luis Estévez & Davor Salihović & Stoyan V Sgourev, 2024. "Endogenous dynamics of denunciation: Evidence from an inquisitorial trial," Post-Print hal-04920928, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04920928
    DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae340
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    1. Ormerod, Paul & Roach, Andrew P, 2004. "The Medieval inquisition: scale-free networks and the suppression of heresy," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 339(3), pages 645-652.
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