| Computational Social Science Contributor(s): Gilbert, Nigel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847871712 ISBN-13: 9781847871718 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 300.113 |
| Series: Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods |
| Physical Information: 4.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (7.01 lbs) 1664 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Computational social science is an approach increasingly influential in a broad range of social sciences. It involves building a computer program model that represents a theory and then ′executing′ the program and observing the output as a way of validating the theory, making predictions about the social world or exploring the implications of social interventions. Computational Social Science, a four volume set republishes the widely dispersed key articles in the emerging field of computational social science. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gilbert, Nigel: - Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering. |