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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784005703321

Autore

Frankel Richard E

Titolo

Bismarck's shadow : the cult of leadership and the transformation of the German right, 1898-1945 / / Richard E. Frankel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Berg, , 2005

ISBN

1-282-54538-8

9786612545382

1-84520-716-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages)

Disciplina

306.2/0943/09041

Soggetti

Nationalism - Germany - History - 19th century

Nationalism - Germany - History - 20th century

Political culture - Germany

Statesmen - Germany

Conservatism - Germany - History - 19th century

Conservatism - Germany - History - 20th century

National characteristics, German

Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Living Legend, 1866-1898; 2 'Forward in the Spirit of Bismarck!' 1898-1914; 3 Bismarck in the Crisis Decade, 1914-1923; 4 A Hopeful Interlude; 5 Beyond Bismarck; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

History is a tale often told by ghosts and demi-gods, and our relationship to these figures often determines the shape of the narratives we weave about the past. Bismarck's Shadow targets this idea, as it is a book that unearths a fascinating phenomenon of German political culture - the elevation of a dead political figure, Otto von Bismarck, to the level of a demi-god and the effects of such deification on the course of German politics during the first half of the 20th century.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131482203321

Autore

Boero Riccardo

Titolo

Behavioral computational social science / / Riccardo Boero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-10615-X

1-119-10617-6

1-119-10616-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Computational and Quantitative Social Science

Classificazione

MAT029000

Disciplina

300.72

Soggetti

Social sciences - Mathematical models

Social sciences - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Toward behavioral computational social science; 1.1 Research strategies in CSS; 1.2 Why behavioral CSS; 1.3 Organization of the book; PART I CONCEPTS AND METHODS; Chapter 2Explanation in computational social science; 2.1 Concepts; 2.1.1 Causality; 2.1.2 Data; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 ABMs; 2.2.2 Statistical mechanics, system dynamics, and cellular automata; 2.3 Tools; 2.4 Critical issues: Uncertainty, model communication; Chapter 3Observation and explanation in behavioral sciences; 3.1 Concepts; 3.2 Observation methods

3.2.1 Naturalistic observation and case studies3.2.2 Surveys; 3.2.3 Experiments and quasiexperiments; 3.3 Tools; 3.4 Critical issues: Induced responses, external validity, and replicability; Chapter 4Reasons for integration; 4.1 The perspective of agent-based modelers; 4.2 The perspective of behavioral social scientists; 4.3 The perspective of social sciences in general; PART II BEHAVIORAL COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PRACTICE; Chapter 5Behavioral agents; 5.1 Measurement scales of data; 5.2 Model calibration; 5.2.1 Single decision variable and simple decision function

5.2.2 Multiple decision variables and multilevel decision trees5.3 Model classification; 5.4 Critical issues: Validation, uncertainty modeling;



Chapter 6Sophisticated agents; 6.1 Common features of sophisticated agents; 6.2 Cognitive processes; 6.2.1 Reinforcement learning; 6.2.2 Other models of bounded rationality; 6.2.3 Nature-inspired algorithms; 6.3 Cognitive structures; 6.3.1 Middle-level structures; 6.3.2 Rich cognitive models; 6.4 Critical issues: Calibration, validation, robustness, social interface; Chapter 7Social networks and other interaction structures

7.1 Essential elements of SNA7.2 Models for the generation of social networks; 7.3 Other kinds of interaction structures; 7.4 Critical issues: Time and behavior; Chapter 8An example of application; 8.1 The social dilemma; 8.1.1 The theory; 8.1.2 Evidence; 8.1.3 Our research agenda; 8.2 The original experiment; 8.3 Behavioral agents; 8.3.1 Fixed effects model; 8.3.2 Random coefficients model; 8.3.3 First differences model; 8.3.4 Ordered probit model with individual dummies; 8.3.5 Multilevel decision trees; 8.3.6 Classified heuristics; 8.4 Learning agents; 8.5 Interaction structures

8.6 Results: Answers to a few research questions8.6.1 Are all models of agents capable of replicating the experiment?; 8.6.2 Was the experiment influenced by chance?; 8.6.3 Do economic incentives work?; 8.6.4 Why does increasing group size generate more cooperation?; 8.6.5 What happens with longer interaction?; 8.6.6 Does a realistic social network promote cooperation?; 8.7 Conclusions; Appendix Technical guide to the example model; A.1 The interface; A.2 The code; A.2.1 Variable declaration; A.2.2 Simulation setup; A.2.3 Running the simulation; A.2.4 Decision-making

A.2.5 Updating interaction structure and other variables

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is organized in two parts: the first part introduces the reader to all the concepts, tools and references that are required to start conducting research in behavioral computational social science. The methodological reasons for integrating the two approaches are also presented from the individual and separated viewpoints of the two approaches.The second part of the book, presents all the advanced methodological and technical aspects that are relevant for the proposed integration. Several contributions which effectively merge the computational and the behavioral approaches are presented and discussed throughout"--

"Provides a unified approach to social research, integrating both agent-based models and behavioral studies.Introduces the reader to all the concepts, tools and references that are required for conducting research in behavioral computational social science"--