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Massively parallel globalization : experiments in self-organization and world politics / David C. Earnest

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2015

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The gyre : rethinking systems in world politicsAgents and networks : complex social systems and theories of world politics -- The advantage of size : why large groups solve coordination problems better than small ones -- Dividing the pie : how complex networks learn to solve distributive conflicts -- Cows grow trees, nets grow fish : how social networks manage the commons -- Too big to compromise : did ten banks block reform during the great recession? -- Nets of insecurity : trade networks, cascading failures and economic -- Conclusions : self-organization in world politics.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version: Massively parallel globalization

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LOC-SH: World politics -- 21st century ; Social networks -- Political aspects ; Globalization -- Political aspects ; Political sociology ; Social networks -- Political aspects ; Globalization -- Political aspects ; World politics -- 21st century

Political sociology ; Social networks ; Political aspects ; Globalization ; Political aspects ; World politics ; 21st century ; Electronic books

Explores how individuals and groups adapt to the challenges of globalization.

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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: The Gyre: Rethinking Systems in World Politics -- What are Complex Global Social Systems? -- Conservation of Information and Strategies -- Selection of the Best Strategies -- Innovation, Learning, and Adaptation -- Self-Organization and Adaptation in Complex Global Social Systems -- The Skill Revolution -- Massive Parallelism -- Nonlinearity -- Creative Errors -- Organization of the Book -- Chapter Two: Agents and Networks: Complex Social Systems and Theories of World Politics -- System of Systems" in World Politics -- Network Theory and Social Network Analysis -- Complex Systems Theory and Agent-Based Modeling -- Evolutionary Game Theory -- Linking Social Theory To Simulation Methods: From Behavior To Interests -- Simulating Complex Global Social Systems With Agent-Based Models -- Artificial Societies versus Evidence Driven ABM -- Limitations of ABM -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three: The Advantage of Size: Why Large Groups Solve Coordination Problems Better than Small Ones -- Social Preferences as a Complex Adaptive System -- Simulating Social Choice Problems -- The Environment -- Relevant Agents -- Rules and Parameters -- Outcomes of Interest -- When do Actors Coordinate? -- Beyond Coordination Problems -- Conclusions -- Chapter Four: Dividing the Pie: How Complex Networks Learn to Solve Distributive Conflicts -- Multiplayer Games and Social Structure -- Why use Computational Social Science? -- The Simulation -- Model Validation -- Some Findings -- Next Steps -- Some Concluding Thoughts -- Chapter Five: Cows Grow Trees, Nets Grow Fish: How Social Networks Manage the Commons -- Ecological Complexity -- Preserving Common Pool Resources -- Hypotheses and Methods -- The Fisheries Model -- Findings and Discussion -- Conclusions.