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Category Archives: Complex adaptive systems
Emergence in Stigmergic and Complex Adaptive Systems
Complex systems have been studied by researchers from every discipline: biology, chemistry, physics, sociology, mathematics and economics and more. Depending upon the discipline, complex systems theory has accrued many flavors. We are after a formal representation, a model that can … Continue reading
Complex Adaptive Systems in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
This article examines applications of complexity theory within the behavioral and social sciences. Specific attention is given to the fundamental characteristics of complex adaptive systems (CAS) — such as individuals, groups, and societies — including the underlying structure of CAS, … Continue reading
The Emergence of Complexity in Language: An Evolutionary Perspective
Like an increasing number of linguists and other scholars especially interested in the evolution and/or the ontogenetic development of language, the author claims that languages are complex adaptive systems (CAS). These have been characterized as reflecting complex dynamics of interactive … Continue reading
Self-organization and the Emergence of Complexity in Ecological Systems
What explains the remarkable regularities in distribution and abundance of species, in size distributions of organisms, or in patterns of nutrient use? How does the biosphere maintain exactly the right conditions necessary for life as we know it? Gaia theory … Continue reading
Posted in Biosphere, Complex adaptive systems, Emergence, Self-organization
Tagged biosphere, complex adaptive systems, emergence, self-organization
Governance and Complexity – Emerging Issues for Governance Theory
Unexpected epidemics, abrupt catastrophic shifts in biophysical systems, and economic crises that cascade across national borders and regions are events that challenge the steering capacity of governance at all political levels. This article seeks to extend the applicability of governance … Continue reading
Posted in Complex adaptive systems, Complexity, Governance
Tagged complex adaptive systems, complexity, governance
