arxivcs.CLcs.AIcs.SI2026-07-07
From Blueprint to Reality: Modeling and Applying Putnam's Social Capital Theory with LLM-based Multi-agent Simulations
Shiyi Ling, Zhi Zheng, Hui Zheng, Wenjun Xue, Feng Ye, Tong Xu
Putnam's Social Capital Theory is a foundational framework for collective action and community prosperity. However, traditional empirical methods face practical limits on control and replication. Meanwhile, LLM-based social simulations are typically behavior-driven and lack theor…