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Complexity theory and the social sciences : the state of the art /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrne, D. S. (David S.), 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Mathematical models.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Social sciences > Research.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.