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Record Nr.

UNINA9910993939803321

Autore

Knoke David

Titolo

Network Collective Action : Agent-Based Models of Pandemics, Riots, Social Movements, Insurrections and Insurgencies / / by David Knoke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031861994

303186199X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 107 p. 17 illus., 16 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Social Networks, , 2190-5436

Disciplina

302.3

Soggetti

Social sciences - Network analysis

Social sciences - Data processing

Sociology

Political science

Artificial intelligence - Data processing

System theory

Network Research

Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Political Science

Data Science

Complex Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Theories of Collective Action -- Chapter 2. Agent-Based Models of Collective Action -- Chapter 3. Contagious Social Networks -- Chapter 4. Social Movement Networks -- Chapter 5. Insurgent Networks -- Chapter 6. Economic Networks and Global Warming -- Chapter 7. Looking Forward.

Sommario/riassunto

Collective action asks a fundamental question in social science: How do sets of actors choose courses of action and work together to achieve desired outcomes, often in opposition to other coalitions? Psychological and economic rationality explanations are incomplete in emphasizing the mental decision processes of individuals. Collective action must be understood at the level analysis of interpersonal and



interorganizational relations. Social network theories and methods provide optimal frameworks for explaining collective action in a variety of settings. This book reviews theories and empirical research on collective action in several substantive areas, demonstrates how agent-based models can analyze collective action networks (pandemics, riots, social movements, insurrections, insurgencies), and concludes with speculations about future research directions.