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April 12, 2026Open Access

Coalition Drift vs. Emergent Agency: Why coalitions drift — and why that is not the same as emergent agency.

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NTNarnaiezzsshaa Truong

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Overview

This analysis distinguishes coalition drift from emergent agency, highlighting their impact on governance in complex systems.

Key Points

  • The research aims to clarify the difference between coalition drift and emergent agency in multi-agent systems.
  • Analysis of the definitions and characteristics of coalition drift and emergent agency
  • Comparison of measurable phenomena versus perception-based phenomena
  • Discussion on the implications for governance and system design
  • Identified coalition drift as a real, measurable phenomenon with systemic and mitigable properties.
  • Clarified emergent agency as a non-existent perception that arises from coalition drift but lacks measurable existence.
  • Emphasized the need for governance to focus on actual coalition drift rather than perceived emergent agency.

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Narnaiezzsshaa Truong (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db38534fe01fead37c6865https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19503179
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