Mechanics of Democratic Dominance: System Dynamics for Consent Engineering
A new interdisciplinary paradigm, Dynamic Consent Engineering (DCE), is introduced, synthesizing Edward Bernays' principles of public relations with the S-E-E-D (Snowball, Equilibrium, Elasticity, Dominance) framework of system dynamics. The authors expand Bernaysian operational constraints into a four-dimensional resource matrix incorporating algorithmic media infrastructure and mathematically formalize how democratic institutions construct, optimize, and sustain political dominance.