Complexity theory and the social sciences : the state of the art
David S. Byrne
Bok · 2014
| Utgitt | New York : Routledge , 2014
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| Omfang | vi, 297 p. : Bibliography pp 272-286
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| Utgave | First Edition.
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| Opplysninger | Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Framing the issues -- Understanding the complex -- Restricted complexity and general complexity : an outline of the arguments -- Complexity theory and the philosophy of social science -- Complexity theory meets social theory -- Evolutionary social theory -- Structure and agency -- Time and place -- Complexity theory : methodology and methods -- Complexity and methodology : exploring trajectories through narratives -- Hunting causes in a complex world -- Researching the complex social -- Complexity in action -- Complexity in disciplines and fields -- Opening the social sciences : the post-disciplinary implications of the complexity frame of reference -- Conclusion: complexity and the social sciences : the way forward -- Bibliography.
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| Emner | Behavior
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| ISBN | 9780415693684 (pbk.)
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