Computational models are increasingly being used to assist in developing, implementing
and evaluating public policy. This paper reports on the experience of the authors in …

Non-equilibrium social science and policy: introduction and essays on new and changing
paradigms in socio-economic thinking Understanding Complex Systems Je rey Johnson Andrzej …

Abstract The vision of Global Systems Science (GSS) is to provide scientific evidence and
means to engage into a reflective dialogue to support policy-making and public action and to …

Since the early 2000s, workplaces have been a focus of various LGBTQ policy interventions–
addressing prejudice in selection processes, workplace bullying/harassment, as well …

Agent-based simulation models are often without a direct relation to their target systems in
the real world but describe artificial societies, using stylised facts as a basis for modelling …

How is word meaning established, and how do individuals acquire it? What ensures the
uniform understanding of word meaning in a linguistic community? In this paper I draw from …

This article reviews the concepts presented with the conceptual framework of the network
society, both in historical and present considerations, and extends them towards creating an …

Does complexity theory offer novel theoretical and empirical insights into social processes or
is it merely a repackaging of sociology's central tenets? This question motivates the …