Disziplin und Kreativität

The book explores various applications and methodological challenges of computer simulation in social sciences. It discusses the use of computer simulation in experimental games, micro-simulation benefits, and reconstructing pseudo social networks. Methodological issues surrounding computer simulations are also examined. The work further delves into the precision and validation of sociological theories, including critical mass theory, collective action, emotionality versus objectivity, and the dynamics of responsible behavior in social interactions. It analyzes the emergence of corruption in asymmetric mobility processes and the accumulation of power leading to resource wastage. Network analysis is highlighted for its theoretical insights into interlocking directorates through simulation studies. Additionally, the text covers simulation languages for interacting populations, introducing MIMOSE as a functional language for modeling individual behavior and the IPMOS system for population simulation. Practical problems and their inductive solutions through simulation are addressed, including computer-assisted planning for community-oriented health programs, the structure and sensitivity of AIDS spread models, and programming for East African small farmers. The book also presents simulation results on income tax development and distribution from 1965 to 1990 and examines the simulation of economic crises in a wasteful economy. An