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

Complexity Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciencesprovides 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 topics discussed 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, offering new insights into this fascinating area of research.

Complexity systems are at the heart of behavior

Euel Elliottis Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy, and Political Science at University of Texas at Dallas

L. Douglas Kielis Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at University of Texas at Dallas