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JASSS: Vol. 5(3) published
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JASSS: Vol. 5(3) published |
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Wed, 3 Jul 2002 22:34:06 +0100 |
The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
(http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/) published the third issue of Volume 5
on June 30th.
JASSS is an electronic, refereed journal devoted to the exploration and
understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation. It
is located at <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/>. It is freely
available, with no subscription.
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In this issue, Brichoux and Johnson present an agent-based simulation
model of protest activity. They find that the addition of a
surprisingly small group of activists radically changes the aggregate
behavior of the model under some conditions, making high and sustained
protest possible when it otherwise would not have been. Hegselmann and
Krause ask when opinion formation within an interacting group leads to
consensus, polarization or fragmentation and investigate various models
for the dynamics of continuous opinions using analytical methods and
computer simulations. Klaus Jaffe explores whether society would be
better off, in aggregate economic terms, if altruism was more widely
practiced among its members. He answers this question using an agent
based computer simulation model of a simple agricultural society. Rémy
Courdier et al describe the application of an agent-based simulation to
the agricultural management of animal wastes. Cor van Dijkum, Janneke
van Mens-Verhulst and colleagues present a system dynamics model that
explores the dynamics of health-related actions to cope with fatigue.
The process of self-regulation is simulated, particularly with respect
to the consequences of non-linear feedback cycles.
The issue also includes Ian Lustick's account of PS-I, a new modeling
platform for testing theories of political identity and political
stability, Carlos Gershenson's consideration of the philosophical issues
that should be taken into account when simulating social behaviour, and
a proposal to form a European Social Simulation Association.
JASSS also announces a new feature: a calendar of events (click on the
Calendar item on the left of the front page). If you are arranging a
meeting, conference or workshop relevant to readers of JASSS, you can
add entries to the calendar yourself, and that way bring it to the
attention of other readers.
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Refereed articles
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David Brichoux and Paul E. Johnson
The power of commitment in cooperative social action
Rainer Hegselmann and Ulrich Krause
Opinion dynamics and bounded confidence: models, analysis and simulation
Klaus Jaffe
An economic analysis of altruism: who benefits from altruistic acts?
Rémy Courdier, François Guerrin, Fenintsoa Hary Andriamasinoro and
Jean-Marie Paillat
Agent-based simulation of complex systems: application to collective
management of animal wastes
R. Bagni, R. Berchi and P. Cariello
A comparison of simulation models applied to epidemics
C. van Dijkum, J. van Mens-Verhulst, E. van Kuijk and N. Lam
System dynamic experiments with non-linearity and a rate of learning:
the development of chronic fatigue complaints
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Forum: Discussion papers and work in progress
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Ian Lustick
PS-I: A User-Friendly Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Testing Theories
of Political Identity and Political Stability
Carlos Gershenson
Philosophical Ideas on the Simulation of Social Behaviour
Scott Moss and others
A European Social Simulation Association
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Book Reviews
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Complex Life: Non Modernity and the Emergence of Cognition and Culture
Alan Dean
Reviewed by Frédéric Amblard
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and
Humans, 31(5), September, Special Issue on Socially Intelligent Agents
Edited by Kerstin Dautenhahn
Reviewed by Bruce Edmonds
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 5(3), October,
Special Issue on Social Intelligence
Edited by Bruce Edmonds and Kerstin Dautenhahn
Reviewed by Nick Gotts
Simulating Ecological and Evolutionary Systems in C
Will Wilson
Reviewed by Richard Holden
Discrete-Event Simulation: Modeling, Programming, and Analysis
George S. Fishman
Reviewed by Juan de Lara Jaramillo
Applications of Simulation to Social Sciences
Edited by Gérard Ballot and Gérard Weisbuch
Reviewed by Paul Williamson
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The new issue can be accessed through the JASSS home page:
<http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS.html>
The next issue wil be published at the end of October 2002. Submissions
are welcome: see <http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/admin/submit.html>
_______________________________________________________________________
Professor Nigel Gilbert, Editor, Journal of Artificial Societies and
Social Simulation, <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/>.
Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences (CRESS),
Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Tel:+44 1483 689173 Fax:+44 1483 689551 address@hidden
Simulation resources at <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/simsoc/>
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