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Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences
This is a fine syllabus from Professor Robert Axelrod for his University of Michigan course on Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences (PS 793). It features an exploration of where social science and complexity theory interact and where they may go. The field is changing so rapidly and in so many dimensions but this outline captures some important aspects of it, particularly from a political science/public policy angle - as per Prof. Axelrod's specialty.
There are many very good links to other resources in the syllabus. Commercial applications are less well-represented (not the focus of the course) as the angle of the course is more oriented toward academic resources and projects. There are links to some simulations, the Santa Fe Institute, and adjacent fields of study such as cellular automata, chaos, and self-organizing criticality.
A final resource to point out is the University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Complex Systems. The CSCS appears mostly oriented toward existing UofM students but there seems to be some possibility of for non-UofM individuals to apply for the program. Has anyone participated in this program or had any association with it?
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I contacted Professor Axelrod about this course. It is no longer offered and the access to the complexity center studies is really limited to university students and researchers. For people working in business, social work, or other non-university settings, the barriers are significant.
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