Modelling Norms
The book focusses on questions of individual and collective action, the emergence and dynamics of social norms and the feedback between individual behaviour and social phenomena. It discusses traditional modelling approaches to social norms and shows the
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Modelling Norms
Corinna Elsenbroich • Nigel Gilbert
Modelling Norms
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Corinna Elsenbroich Department of Sociology Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS) University of Surrey Guildford, UK
Nigel Gilbert Department of Sociology Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS) University of Surrey Guildford, UK
ISBN 978-94-007-7051-5 ISBN 978-94-007-7052-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7052-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013943121 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgements
This book took a little longer than expected but books, it seems, have their own schedule, independent of that of the authors, publishers or funders. It is impossible to thank everyone who has contributed directly or indirectly to the work but some people should be explicitly mentioned. The writing of the book was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council through the National Centre for Research Methods within a project called Simulation Innovation: A Node. One of the aims of the project was to develop and disseminate agent-based modelling as a method in the social sciences, and that is also the aim of this book, specifically in
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