mechanistic models in computational social science
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Abstract
Quantitative social science is not only about regression analysis or, in general, data inference. Computer simulations of social mechanisms have an over 60 years long history. They have been used for many different purposes—to test scenarios, to test the consistency of descriptive theories (proof-of-concept models), to explore emergent phenomena, for forecasting, etc. In this essay, we sketch these historical developments, the role of mechanistic models in the social sciences and the influences from the natural and formal sciences. We argue that mechanistic computational models form a natural common ground for social and natural sciences, and look forward to possible future information flow across the social-natural divide.
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| Authors | ;Petter eHolme;Fredrik eLiljeros |
| Journal | journal of biomaterials science polymer edition |
| Year | 2015 |
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10.3389/fphy.2015.00078
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