Conflict, complexity and mathematical social science / edited by Gordon Burt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burt, Gordon.

Series:

Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 15.

Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, 1572-8323 ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict--Mathematical models.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Conflict, Complexity and Mathematical Social Science provides a foundational mathematical approach to the modelling of social conflict. The book illustrates how theory and evidence can be mathematically deepened and how investigations grounded in social choice theory can provide the evidence needed to inform social practice. Countering criticism from constructivist viewpoints it shows how discourse is grounded in mathematical logic and mathematical structure. The modelling of social conflict is viewed as an application of mathematical social science and relevant models are drawn from each field of mathematical psychology, mathematical sociology, mathematical political science and mathematical economics. Unique in its multidisciplinary focus the book brings together powerful mathematical conceptualisations of the social world from a wide range of separate areas of inquiry, thereby providing a strong conceptual framework and an integrated account of social situations. It is a vital resource for all researchers in peace science, peace and conflict studies, politics, international relations, mathematical modelling in the social sciences and complexity theory.

Contents:

ch. 1. Introduction and overview / Gordon Burt

ch. 2. Set theory and social reality / Gordon Burt

ch. 3. Mathematics, logic, artificial intelligence and ordinary language / Gordon Burt

ch. 4. Possibility and probability : value, conflict and choice / Gordon Burt

ch. 5. Theory, evidence and reality : the mean and median ideals of competing groups / Gordon Burt

ch. 6. Social design, ethics and the amount of value / Gordon Burt

ch. 7. Change, multiple-entity systems and complexity / Gordon Burt

ch. 8. Mathematical psychology / Gordon Burt

ch. 9. Models of individual choice / Gordon Burt

ch. 10. Mathematical sociology / Gordon Burt

ch. 11. Mathematical political science and game theory / Gordon Burt

ch. 12. The mathematical economics of social participation : complexity / Gordon Burt

ch. 13. Life and history : the speculative pursuit of value / Gordon Burt

ch. 14. World history : the growth and distribution dynamics of power, truth and value / Gordon Burt

ch. 15. Debating the mathematical science approach to international relations / Gordon Burt.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786612753008

9781282753006

1282753002

9781849509732

1849509735

OCLC:

669127023