Alienation (Marx)
Symbolic Domination (Bourdieu)
Prior models of vote buying, clientelism, and democratic erosion.
III. Theoretical Framework
Definition of Transactional Degradation of Democracy (TDD).
Multi-level causal structure: micro (individual), meso (community), macro (systemic).
Hypotheses linking voter rationalization, legislative behavior, and system outcomes.
IV. Mathematical Formalism
Definition of variables: monetary incentive (), perceived justice (), cognitive dissonance (), degradation (), system stability ().
Formulation of dynamic differential equations representing causal interactions.
Derivation of equilibrium points and conditions for bifurcation.
V. Numerical Simulations
Parameter selection based on empirical data from Indonesia (vote buying prevalence, surveys on political trust).
Simulation scenarios: varying ratios and their effect on systemic outcomes.
