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New Frontiers in the Study of Social Phenomena

Cognition, Complexity, Adaptation

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Federico Cecconi

    1. Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology – CNR, Rome, Italy

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  • ​Approaches social science in an innovative, multidisciplinary way using computer Modeling
  • Contains links to a code database useful for simulations and experiments
  • A useful introduction to NetLogo
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Computational Social and Behavioral Science

    • Rosaria Conte
    Pages 1-7

  4. New Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. A Novel Interdisciplinary Approach to Socio-Technical Complexity

      • Chiara Bassetti
      Pages 117-143

    3. Trends in Social Science: The Impact of Computational and Simulative Models

      • Rosaria Conte, Mario Paolucci, Stefano Picascia, Federico Cecconi
      Pages 145-152

    4. On the Quality of Collective Decisions in Sociotechnical Systems: Transparency, Fairness, and Efficiency

      • Daniele Porello
      Pages 153-167

    5. How Crime Spreads Through Imitation in Social Networks: A Simulation Model

      • Valentina Punzo
      Pages 169-190

    6. NewsMarket 2.0: Analysis of News for Stock Price Forecasting

      • Alessandro Barazzetti, Rosangela Mastronardi
      Pages 191-203

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 205-206
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This book studies social phenomena in a new way, by making judicious use of computer technology. The book addresses the entire spectrum of classic studies in social science, from experiments to the computational models, with a multidisciplinary approach. The book is suitable for those who want to get a picture of what it means to do social research today, and also to get an indication of the major open issues. The book is connected to a database of code for simulations, experimental data and allows to activate a subscription to a teaching tool using NetLogo, a programming language widely used in the social studies. The authors are researchers with first-hand experience research projects, both basic and applied. The work will be useful for those who want to understand more of the social, economic and political phenomena via computer applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology – CNR, Rome, Italy

    Federico Cecconi

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