Computational experiments have emerged as a new method for quantitative analysis of
complex social systems. It has been applied to many interdisciplinary research fields, such …

随着信息技术的发展, 复杂系统越来越多地呈现出社会, 物理, 信息相融合的特征.
因为这些系统涉及到了人和社会的因素, 其设计, 分析, 管理, 控制和综合等问题正面临前所未有 …

This paper investigates the contribution of evidence-based modelling to grounded theory
(GT). It is argued that evidence-based modelling provides additional sources to truly arrive at …

This paper deals with EMIL-S, a software tool box which was designed during the EMIL
project for the simulation of processes during which norms emerged in an agent society …

The chapter presents three simulation models of different dimensions of the emergence and
dissolution of a social reality. Simulation models enable the investigation of the dynamics of …

The paper proposes a novel research architecture for social scientists that want to employ
simulation methods. The new framework gives an integrated view of a research process that …

This article describes an agent-based simulation model of ethnonationalist radicalization
between political actors and their constituencies based upon evidence from the former …

The paper provides a summarizing review of our research on integrating qualitative
methodologies in agentbased social simulation. This holds for both the development of …

Competence fields are conceptualised as an alternative to the median-voter approach to the
relationship between political leaders and constituencies. The notion of competence fields …

European political elites are faced with a loss of trust and the emergence of a growing
number of sometimes rather obscure new political movements. How is this to be explained …