John Otieno Odero

The Decay Index: Foundations of Decay Measurement in Persistence Science

Persistence Science explains survival through the interaction of information, control, energy, and decay. While the Information Index provides a framework for measuring information and the Persistence Index provides a framework for measuring persistence, Persistence Science curre...

The Decay Index: Foundations of Decay Measurement in Persistence Science

Persistence Science explains survival through the interaction of information, control, energy, and decay. While the Information Index provides a framework for measuring information and the Persistence Index provides a framework for measuring persistence, Persistence Science curre...

The Laws of Persistence Science

Persistence Science seeks to explain why systems survive, adapt, decline, or collapse across physical, biological, organizational, economic, technological, and civilizational domains. This paper introduces the foundational framework of Persistence Science, grounded in the Persist...

The Laws of Persistence Science

Persistence Science seeks to explain why systems survive, adapt, decline, or collapse across physical, biological, organizational, economic, technological, and civilizational domains. This paper introduces the foundational framework of Persistence Science, grounded in the Persist...

The Persistence of Power: A Coalition Indispensability Theory of Democratic Leader

Long political tenure remains one of the most intriguing phenomena in democratic politics. Existing theories emphasize electoral popularity, institutional incentives, selectorate dynamics, coalition bargaining, veto players, and party organization. While these approaches explain...

The Persistence Index: Foundations of Persistence Measurement in Persistence Science

The Persistence Index provides the foundational framework through which persistence is measured within Persistence Science. The theory formalizes the Persistence Index, Ω = P/D where P denotes Persistence Capacity and D denotes System Decay. As one of the two foundational operati...

The Information Index: Foundations of Information Measurement in Persistence Science

The Information Index provides the foundational framework through which information is measured within Persistence Science. The theory introduces the Information Index: I = S × ηI where S represents Structural Organization and ηI represents Informational Efficiency. Unlike classi...

General Theory of Legitimacy

This paper proposes a General Theory of Legitimacy, a Persistence Science framework for evaluating legitimacy across public policy systems and authority structures. Derived from Persistence Science, the theory proposes that legitimacy emerges from the interaction between Coercion...

System Dynamics & Control Theory: Dynamic Systems Formulation of Persistence Science

This paper develops a dynamic systems formulation of Persistence Science. Building upon The Odero Axiom, the Information Index, and the Persistence Index, the framework transforms the persistence condition into a continuous temporal state-space model governed by Persistence Capac...

The Persistence of Power: A Theory of Hegemonic Stability and Transition

This paper develops a theory of political persistence by introducing the Odero Persistent Axiom as the underlying mechanism governing complex social and political systems. The central claim is that hegemonic stability is determined not by absolute stocks of power, but by whether...

The Persistence of Power: A Theory of Hegemonic Stability and Transition

This paper develops a theory of political persistence by introducing the Odero Persistent Axiom as the underlying mechanism governing complex social and political systems. The central claim is that hegemonic stability is determined not by absolute stocks of power, but by whether...

The Fundamental Cosmological Equation: A Covariant Field-Theoretic Realization of the Odero Axiom

We present the Fundamental Cosmological Equation (FCE), establishing a fully covariant cosmological realization of the general persistence framework known as the Odero Axiom (C(I) · E > D). By promoting core persistence quantities, Information (I), Control Efficiency C(I), Usable...

The Persistence Ratio: Explaining the Persistence Ratio First Introduced in the Odero Axiom

This paper develops the Persistence Ratio, denoted by Ω, a dimensionless measure first introduced within the framework of the Odero Axiom. The Persistence Ratio emerges from the persistence condition C(I)⋅E>D, which states that a system persists when Information Control acting up...