Conflict and Complexity

Countering Terrorism, Insurgency, Ethnic and Regional Violence

AvPhilip Vos Fellman,Yaneer Bar-Yam

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Del i serien Understanding Complex Systems

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Beskrivning

A variety of new models and approaches are presented here, including Dynamic Network Analysis, DIME/PMESII models, percolation models and emergent models of insurgency.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-10
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:592 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Understanding Complex Systems
Antal sidor:292
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781493917044

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Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Part I: The Theoretical Background.- Modeling Terrorist Networks: The Second Decade.- Complex Systems Studies and Terrorism.- The Psychology of Terrorism.- A Framework for Agent-based Social Simulations of Social Identity Dynamics.- DIME/PMESII Models.- Net-Centric Logistics: Complex systems science aims at moving targets.- Part II: Applications and Case Studies.- A Fractal Concept of War.- Disrupting Terrorist Networks, A Dynamic Fitness Landscape Approach.- Comparison of approaches for adversary modeling decision support for counterterrorism.- The Landscape of Maritime Piracy and the Limits of Statistical Prediction.- Identities, Anonymity and Information Warfare.- Part II: Broader Horizons.- The Geography of Ethnic Violence.- Food Security and Political Instability: From Ethanol and Speculation to Riots and Revolutions.- South African Riots: Repercussion of the Global Food Crisis and US drought.- Conflict in Yemen: From Ethnic Fighting to Food Riots.- Complexity and the Limits of Revolution: What Will Happen to the Arab Spring?.