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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373932503321

Titolo

Social Simulation for a Digital Society : Applications and Innovations in Computational Social Science / / edited by Diane Payne, Johan A. Elkink, Nial Friel, Thomas U. Grund, Tamara Hochstrasser, Pablo Lucas, Adrian Ottewill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-30298-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 218 p. 58 illus., 37 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 2213-8684

Disciplina

621

300.1

Soggetti

Sociophysics

Econophysics

Social sciences—Data processing

Social sciences—Computer programs

Computational intelligence

Operations research

Decision making

Computer simulation

Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building

Computational Social Sciences

Computational Intelligence

Operations Research/Decision Theory

Simulation and Modeling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

“Social Simulation for a Digital Society” provides a cross-section of state-of-the-art research in social simulation and computational social science. With the availability of big data and faster computing power, the social sciences are undergoing a tremendous transformation. Research in computational social sciences has received considerable



attention in the last few years, with advances in a wide range of methodologies and applications. Areas of application of computational methods range from the study of opinion and information dynamics in social networks, the formal modeling of resource use, the study of social conflict and cooperation to the development of cognitive models for social simulation and many more. This volume is based on the Social Simulation Conference of 2017 in Dublin and includes applications from across the social sciences, providing the reader with a demonstration of the highly versatile research in social simulation, with a particular focus on public policy relevance in a digital society. Chapters in the book include contributions to the methodology of simulation-based research, theoretical and philosophical considerations, as well as applied work. This book will appeal to students and researchers in the field. .