New Frontiers in the Study of Social Phenomena

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Computational Social and Behavioral Science

   • Rosaria Conte

   Pages 1-7

3. New Theories

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Cognitively Rich Architectures for Agent-Based Models of Social Behaviors and Dynamics: A Multi-Scale Perspective

      • Marco Campennì

      Pages 11-40

   3. Reciprocity, Punishment, Institutions: The Streets to Social Collaboration—New Theories on How Emerging Social Artifacts Control Our Lives in Society

      • Giuliana Gerace

      Pages 41-64

   4. Modelling Extortion Racket Systems: Preliminary Results

      • Luis G. Nardin, Giulia Andrighetto, Áron Székely, Rosaria Conte

      Pages 65-80

   5. Experimental Economies and Tax Evasion: The Order Beyond the Market

      • Juliana Bernhofer

      Pages 81-99

   6. Exploring Reputation-Based Cooperation:

      • Daniele Vilone, Francesca Giardini, Mario Paolucci

      Pages 101-114

4. New Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. A Novel Interdisciplinary Approach to Socio-Technical Complexity

      • Chiara Bassetti

      Pages 117-143

   3. Trends in Social Science: The Impact of Computational and Simulative Models

      • Rosaria Conte, Mario Paolucci, Stefano Picascia, Federico Cecconi

      Pages 145-152

   4. On the Quality of Collective Decisions in Sociotechnical Systems: Transparency, Fairness, and Efficiency

      • Daniele Porello

      Pages 153-167

   5. How Crime Spreads Through Imitation in Social Networks: A Simulation Model

      • Valentina Punzo

      Pages 169-190

   6. NewsMarket 2.0: Analysis of News for Stock Price Forecasting

      • Alessandro Barazzetti, Rosangela Mastronardi

      Pages 191-203

5. Back Matter

   Pages 205-206

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This book studies social phenomena in a new way, by making judicious use of computer technology. The book addresses the entire spectrum of classic studies in social science, from experiments to the computational models, with a multidisciplinary approach. The book is suitable for those who want to get a picture of what it means to do social research today, and also to get an indication of the major open issues. The book is connected to a database of code for simulations, experimental data and allows to activate a subscription to a teaching tool using NetLogo, a programming language widely used in the social studies. The authors are researchers with first-hand experience research projects, both basic and applied. The work will be useful for those who want to understand more of the social, economic and political phenomena via computer applications.

• collaboration emergence
• interactionist sociology
• netlogo book
• socio-technical system
• study social phenomena
• complexity

• Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology – CNR, Rome, Italy

  Federico Cecconi

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