Social Simulation For A Digital Society: Applications And Innovations In Computational Social Science

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“Social Simulation for a Digital Society” provides a cross-section of state-of-the-art research in social simulation and computational social science. With the availability of big data and faster computing power, the social sciences are undergoing a tremendous transformation. Research in computational social sciences has received considerable attention in the last few years, with advances in a wide range of methodologies and applications. Areas of application of computational methods range from the study of opinion and information dynamics in social networks, the formal modeling of resource use, the study of social conflict and cooperation to the development of cognitive models for social simulation and many more. This volume is based on the Social Simulation Conference of 2017 in Dublin and includes applications from across the social sciences, providing the reader with a demonstration of the highly versatile research in social simulation, with a particular focus on public policy relevance in a digital society. Chapters in the book include contributions to the methodology of simulation-based research, theoretical and philosophical considerations, as well as applied work. This book will appeal to students and researchers in the field. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Social Simulation for a Digital Society: Introduction (Diane Payne, Johan A. Elkink, Thomas U. Grund)....Pages 1-4 Front Matter ....Pages 5-5 Ontological Politics in a World of Political Ontologies: More Realistic (Human) Agents for the Anthropocene? (Lia ní Aodha)....Pages 7-20 The Art of Iterating: Update-Strategies in Agent-Based Simulation (Jonathan Thaler, Peer-Olaf Siebers)....Pages 21-36 Using Parallel Computing to Improve the Scalability of Models with BDI Agents (Patrick Taillandier, Mathieu Bourgais, Alexis Drogoul, Laurent Vercouter)....Pages 37-47 Front Matter ....Pages 49-49 Information Diffusion as a Mechanism for Natural Evolution of Social Networks (Kyle Bahr, Masami Nakagawa)....Pages 51-66 Remarks on the Convergence of Opinion Formation in the Presence of Self-Interest and Conformity (Emiliano Alvarez, Juan Gabriel Brida)....Pages 67-75 Inequality: Driver or Inhibitor of Collective Action? (Christopher K. Frantz, Amineh Ghorbani)....Pages 77-89 The Venezuelan System of Potato Production: A Simulation Model to Understand Roots of Deficiencies (Oswaldo Terán, Christophe Sibertin-Blanc, Ravi Rojas, Liccia Romero)....Pages 91-108 Front Matter ....Pages 109-109 Governance of Transitions. A Simulation Experiment on Urban Transportation (Johannes Weyer, Fabian Adelt, Sebastian Hoffmann)....Pages 111-120 Evaluating the Impact of an Integrated Urban Design of Transport Infrastructure and Public Space on Human Behavior and Environmental Quality: A Case Study in Beijing (Liu Yang, Koen H. van Dam, Bani Anvari, Audrey de Nazelle)....Pages 121-133 Prescription for Urban Sprawl. Street Activeness Changes the City (Hideyuki Nagai, Setsuya Kurahashi)....Pages 135-149 The Greater Dublin Region, Ireland: Experiences in Applying Urban Modelling in Regional Planning and Engaging Between Scientists and Stakeholders (Laura O. Petrov, Brendan Williams, Harutyun Shahumyan)....Pages 151-165 Synthesising the Geography of Opportunity in Rural Irish Primary Schools (Gillian Golden)....Pages 167-188 Modelling Collaborative Knowledge Creation Processes: An Empirical Application to the Semiconductor Industry (Martina Neuländtner, Manfred Paier, Astrid Unger)....Pages 189-209 Back Matter ....Pages 211-218