Systems Methodology in Social Science Research Recent Developments
From the beginning, the systems research movement has shown a high potential for offering a conceptual framework for the understanding of social systems. Much of this potential has been realized, but a major gap remains with regard to operational investig
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Frontiers in Systems Research: Implications for the social sciences Volume2
Editorial Board:
Prof. George J. Klir (Editor-in-Chief), State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A. Prof. Stein Bn\ten, University of Oslo, Norway Prof. John Casti, New York University, U.S.A. Advisory Board:
Prof. Fred Emery, Australian National University, Australia Prof. Brian R. Gaines, University of Essex, England Prof. A.F.G. Hanken, Technical University Twente, The Netherlands Prof. John H. Milsum, University of British Columbia, Canada Prof. Charles Muses, Research Centre for Mathematics and Morphology, U.S.A. Prof. Werner H. Tack, University ofSaarlandes, German Federal Republic Prof. Masanao Toda, Hokkaido University, Japan
The objective of the series is to develop a rich resource of advanced literature devoted to the implications of systems research for the social sciences. The series includes monographs and collections of articles suitable for graduate students and researchers in academia and business, including rewritten Ph. D. dissertations. No undergraduate textbooks or reference books are included. Quality, originality, and relevance with respect to the objectives of the series will be used as primary criteria for accepting submitted manuscripts.
Systems Methodology in Social Science Research Recent Developments
EDITED BY
ROGER CAVALLO
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Systems methodology in social science research. (Frontiers in systems research; v. 2) Bibliography; p. Includes index. 1. Social science research. 2. Social sciencesMathematical models. 3. System analysis. I. Cavallo, Roger E. II. Series. H62.S98 300'.72 80-25707 AACRl ISBN 978-90-481-5808-9 ISBN 978-94-017-3204-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-3204-8 Copyright© 1982 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Kluwer•Nijhoff Publishing in 1982 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means without written permission from the publisher.
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CONTENTS
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Preface
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FOUNDATIONS
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1 Science, Systems Methodology, and the "Interplay between Nature and Ourselves" Roger Cavallo
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2 On the Use of Structured Methodologies in General Systems Research Franz Pichler
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3 Fuzzy Systems Theory: A Framework for the Analysis of Humanistic Systems LotfiA. Zadeh
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CONTENTS
GENERAL METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES: THE THEORY/ DATA INTERFACE IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS INVESTIGATION
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4 The Methodology of Q-Analysis Applied to Social Systems Ronald H. Atkin
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5 General Systems Modeling of Conflict within Nations Roger Cavallo and Eduard Ziegenhagen
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6 Theory of Measurement of Impacts and Interactions in Systems
Thomas L. Saaty
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SYSTEMS-BASED TOOLS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
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7 Social Networks and Multilevel Structure: System Description and Simulations
Stein Braten, Eivind Jahren, and Arild Jansen
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8 Hypotheses behind the Socio
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