Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications
Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications offers the most recent thinking in applying the chaos paradigm to the social sciences. The book explores the methodological techniques--and their difficulties--for determining whether chaotic processes may in fact exist in a particular instance and examines implications of chaos theory when applied specifically to political science, economics, and sociology. The contributors to the book show that no single technique can be used to diagnose and describe all chaotic processes and identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of approaches.
The essays in this volume consider the application of chaos theory to such diverse phenomena as public opinion, the behavior of states in the international arena, the development of rational economic expectations, and long waves.
Contributors include Brian J. L. Berry, Thad Brown, Kenyon B. DeGreene, Dimitrios Dendrinos, Euel Elliott, David Harvey, L. Ted Jaditz, Douglas Kiel, Heja Kim, Michael McBurnett, Michael Reed, Diana Richards, J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., and Alvin M. Saperstein.
L. Douglas Kiel and Euel W. Elliott are both Associate Professors of Government, Politics, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas.
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Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications
Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications offers the most recent thinking in applying the chaos paradigm to the social sciences. The book explores the methodological techniques--and their difficulties--for determining whether chaotic processes may in fact exist in a particular instance and examines implications of chaos theory when applied specifically to political science, economics, and sociology. The contributors to the book show that no single technique can be used to diagnose and describe all chaotic processes and identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of approaches.
The essays in this volume consider the application of chaos theory to such diverse phenomena as public opinion, the behavior of states in the international arena, the development of rational economic expectations, and long waves.
Contributors include Brian J. L. Berry, Thad Brown, Kenyon B. DeGreene, Dimitrios Dendrinos, Euel Elliott, David Harvey, L. Ted Jaditz, Douglas Kiel, Heja Kim, Michael McBurnett, Michael Reed, Diana Richards, J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., and Alvin M. Saperstein.
L. Douglas Kiel and Euel W. Elliott are both Associate Professors of Government, Politics, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas.
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Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications

Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications

Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications

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Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences: Foundations and Applications offers the most recent thinking in applying the chaos paradigm to the social sciences. The book explores the methodological techniques--and their difficulties--for determining whether chaotic processes may in fact exist in a particular instance and examines implications of chaos theory when applied specifically to political science, economics, and sociology. The contributors to the book show that no single technique can be used to diagnose and describe all chaotic processes and identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of approaches.
The essays in this volume consider the application of chaos theory to such diverse phenomena as public opinion, the behavior of states in the international arena, the development of rational economic expectations, and long waves.
Contributors include Brian J. L. Berry, Thad Brown, Kenyon B. DeGreene, Dimitrios Dendrinos, Euel Elliott, David Harvey, L. Ted Jaditz, Douglas Kiel, Heja Kim, Michael McBurnett, Michael Reed, Diana Richards, J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., and Alvin M. Saperstein.
L. Douglas Kiel and Euel W. Elliott are both Associate Professors of Government, Politics, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780472022526
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 11/10/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 360
File size: 4 MB

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L. Douglas Kiel and Euel W. Elliott are both Associate Professors of Government, Politics, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Elliott Euel Kiel L. Douglas Part 1. Chaotic Dynamics in Social Science Data 1. Exploring Nonlinear Dynamics with a Spreadsheet: A Graphical View of Chaos for Beginners Kiel L. Douglas Elliott Euel 2. Probing the Underlying Structure in Dynamical Systems: An Introduction to Spectral Analysis McBurnett Michael 3. Measuring Chaos Using the Lyapunov Exponent Brown Thad A. 4. The Prediction Test for Nonlinear Determinism Jaditz Ted 5. From Individuals to Groups: The Aggregation of Votes and Chaotic Dynamics Richards Diana Part 2. Chaos Theory and Political Science 6. Nonlinear Politics Brown Thad A. 7. The Prediction of Unpredictability: Applications of the New Paradigm of Chaos in Dynamical Systems to the Old Problem of the Stability of a System of Hostile Nations Saperstein Alvin M. 8. Complexity in the Evolution of Public Opinion McBurnett Michael Part 3. Chaos Theory and Economics 9. Chaos Theory and Rationality in Economics Rosser, Jr. J. Barkley 10. Long Waves 1790–1990: Intermittency, Chaos, and Control Berry Brian J. L. Kim Heja 11. Cities as Spatial Chaotic Attractors Dendrinos Dimitrios S. Part 4. Implications for Social Systems Management and Social Science 12. Field-Theoretic Framework for the Interpretation of the Evolution, Instability, Structural Change, and Management of Complex Systems De Greene Kenyon B. 13. Social Science as the Study of Complex Systems Harvey David L. Reed Michael References Contributors
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