Complex Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Theory, Method and Application

by L Douglas Kiel and Euel W Elliott

Euel W Elliott (Editor) and L Douglas Kiel (Editor)

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Complexity Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of complexity science or complex systems research. Phenomena in the behavioral, social and hard sciences all exhibit certain important similarities consistent with complex systems. These include the concept of emergence, sensitivity to initial conditions, and interactions between agents in a system that yield unanticipated, nonlinear outcomes. The authors range from the implications for artificial intelligence and computing to questions about how to model complex systems through agent-based modeling, to complex phenomena exhibited in international relations, and in organizational behavior. This volume will be an invaluable addition for both the general reader and the specialist, and offer new insights into this fascinating area of research.
  • ISBN10 0472074881
  • ISBN13 9780472074884
  • Publish Date 22 June 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of Michigan Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 448
  • Language English