Manifesto of computacional social science

Authors

  • Rosaria Conte Laboratory of Agent Based Social Simulation - LABSS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-9456
  • Nigel Gilbert Universty of Surry
  • Giulia Bonelli Institute of Cognitive Science and Techonology
  • Claudio Cioffi-Revilla Center for Social Complexity, George Mason Universty
  • Guillaume Deffuant George Mason Universty
  • János Dertész Budapest Univesity of Techonology and Economics
  • Vittoio Loreto Universitá di Roma
  • Suzy Moat Warwick Business School
  • Jean-Pierre Nadal École Normale Supérieure
  • Ángel Sánchez Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Carlos III
  • Andrzeij Nowak University of Warsaw
  • Andreas Flache University of Groningen
  • Maxi San Miguel Universitat Illes Balears
  • Dirk Helbing Instituto Federal de Tecnologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2013v18n1p20

Keywords:

Manifesto, Computacional social science, Quantitative research, Databases

Abstract

The increasing integration of technology into our lives has created unprecedented volumes of data on society's everyday behaviour. Such data opens up exciting new opportunities to work towards a quantitative understanding of our complex social systems, within the realms of a new discipline known as Computacional Social Science. Against a background of financial crises, riots and internacional epidemics, the urgent need for a greater comprehension of the complexity of our interconnected global society and an ability to apply such insights in policy decisions is clear. This manifesto outlines the objectives of this new scientific direction, considering the challenges involved in it, and the extensive impact on science, techonology, and society that the sucess of this endeavour is likely to bring about.

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Author Biography

Rosaria Conte, Laboratory of Agent Based Social Simulation - LABSS

Director of the Laboratory of Agent Based Social Simulation - LABSS.

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2013-03-23

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CONTE, Rosaria et al. Manifesto of computacional social science. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 18, n. 1, p. 20–54, 2013. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2013v18n1p20. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/16806. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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