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Complex Human Dynamics

From Mind to Societies

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Andrzej Nowak

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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  2. Katarzyna Winkowska-Nowak

    1. Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Hum, Warsaw, Poland

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  3. David Brée

    1. Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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  • Applies for the first time the complexity approach to human and psychological studies
  • Provides many case studies
  • Suitable as introduction to the field for social scientists and psychologists
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Understanding Complex Systems (UCS)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Dynamical Social Psychology: An Introduction

    • Andrzej Nowak, Robin Vallacher, Urszula Strawińska, David S. Brée
    Pages 1-19

  3. Understanding Cognition Through Functional Connectivity

    • Agnieszka Rychwalska
    Pages 21-34

  4. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Conceptualizing and Investigating the Self

    • Urszula Strawińska
    Pages 35-47

  5. Novelty Recognition Models

    • Michał Ziembowicz
    Pages 49-65

  6. The Dynamics of Patterns of Commitment in Sports

    • Dariusz Parzelski, Andrzej Nowak
    Pages 67-92

  7. Conflict and the Complexity of Cognitive Processes

    • Katarzyna Samson
    Pages 93-109

  8. Social Entrepreneurs Open Closed Worlds: The Transformative Influence of Weak Ties

    • Ryszard Praszkier
    Pages 111-129

  9. A Dynamic Approach to Multicultural Integration

    • Wouter E. de Raad
    Pages 131-151

  10. Social Change Initiated by Social Entrepreneurs

    • Agata Zabłocka-Bursa, Ryszard Praszkier
    Pages 153-169

  11. Interpersonal Fluency: Toward a Model of Coordination and Affect in Social Relations

    • Wojciech Kulesza, Robin R. Vallacher, Andrzej Nowak
    Pages 171-190

  12. The Dynamics of Trust from the Perspective of a Trust Game

    • Magda Roszczynska-Kurasinska, Marta Kacprzyk
    Pages 191-207

  13. Group as a Unit of Analysis

    • Karolina Lisiecka
    Pages 209-225

  14. Conflict as an Attractor: A Dynamical Systems Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict

    • Lan Bui-Wrzosinska
    Pages 227-242
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This book, edited and authored by a closely collaborating network of social scientists and psychologists, recasts typical research topics in these fields into the language of nonlinear, dynamic and complex systems. The aim is to provide scientists with different backgrounds - physics, applied mathematics and computer sciences - with the opportunity to apply the tools of their trade to an altogether new range of possible applications. At the same time, this book will serve as a first reference for a new generation of social scientists and psychologists wishing to familiarize themselves with the new methodology and the "thinking in complexity".

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Andrzej Nowak

  • Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Hum, Warsaw, Poland

    Katarzyna Winkowska-Nowak

  • Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    David Brée

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