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Computational approaches to understanding social complexity

Claudio Cioffi-Revilla

As social systems become increasingly complex in their structure, functionality, interdependencies, requirements, scale, and vulnerabilities, the social science of the 21st century will be increasingly computational in order to understand and manage the performance of such systems. Based on earlier foundations from the 20th century, this presentation will provide a survey of current computational approaches to understanding social complexity, including selected ideas on future developments.

The presentation will be illustrated by some examples from research projects currently being developed in areas of coupled human and natural systems where social complexity plays an essential role.