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  • Local Development and Competitiveness

    by S. Conti, P. Giaccaria ...
    Series Book 59 - GeoJournal Library
    In recent years, the contemporary social sciences have again turned their attention to space and places. The hypothesis is that these are not accidental episodes but a full-blown revolution in the way of viewing economic processes and their links with social and cultural structures. In other words, this new sensitivity to places offers the possibility of rethinking issues typical of economics in a ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Counterfactuals and Causal Inference

    Methods and Principles for Social Research

    by Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship ...
    Series series Analytical Methods for Social Research
    Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of the butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the 2000 presidential election cost Al Gore votes? If so, was the number of miscast votes sufficiently large to have altered the election outcome? ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Introduction to Computational Social Science

    Principles and Applications

    by Claudio Cioffi-Revilla ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This reader-friendly textbook is the first work of its kind to provide a unified Introduction to Computational Social Science (CSS). Four distinct methodological approaches are examined in detail, namely automated social information extraction, social network analysis, social complexity theory and social simulation modeling. The coverage of these approaches is supported by a discussion of the ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • The Selten School of Behavioral Economics

    A Collection of Essays in Honor of Reinhard Selten

    Edited by Axel Ockenfels, Abdolkarim Sadrieh ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Reinhard Selten, to date the only German Nobel Prize laureate in economics, celebrates his 80th birthday in 2010. While his contributions to game theory are well-known, the behavioral side of his scientific work has received less public exposure, even though he has been committed to experimental research during his entire career, publishing more experimental than theoretical papers in top-tier ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Applying Quantitative Bias Analysis to Epidemiologic Data

    by Timothy L. Lash, Matthew P. Fox, Aliza K. Fink ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Bias analysis quantifies the influence of systematic error on an epidemiology study’s estimate of association. The fundamental methods of bias analysis in epi- miology have been well described for decades, yet are seldom applied in published presentations of epidemiologic research. More recent advances in bias analysis, such as probabilistic bias analysis, appear even more rarely. We suspect that ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Sustainable Knowledge

    A Theory of Interdisciplinarity

    by R. Frodeman ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Sustainable Knowledge rethinks the nature of interdisciplinary research and the place of philosophy and the humanities in society and offers a new account of what is at stake in talk about 'interdisciplinarity'. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • System Dynamics Modeling with R

    by Jim Duggan ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This new interdisciplinary work presents system dynamics as a powerful approach to enable analysts build simulation models of social systems, with a view toward enhancing decision making. Grounded in the feedback perspective of complex systems, the book provides a practical introduction to system dynamics, and covers key concepts such as stocks, flows, and feedback. Societal challenges such as ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Transparency in Social Media

    Tools, Methods and Algorithms for Mediating Online Interactions

    Edited by Sorin Adam Matei, Martha G. Russell, Elisa Bertino ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    The volume presents, in a synergistic manner, significant theoretical and practical contributions in the area of social media reputation and authorship measurement, visualization, and modeling. The book justifies and proposes contributions to a future agenda for understanding the requirements for making social media authorship more transparent. Building on work presented in a previous volume of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Kalevi Holsti: A Pioneer in International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis, History of International Order, and Security Studies

    by Kalevi Holsti ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In honour of Prof. Kalevi Holsti’s 80th birthday, this collection presents 15 of the renowned Political Scientist’s major essays and research projects. It also offers a collection of his writings and essays on theories of international relations, foreign policy analysis, security and the world order. These previously published works address issues that remain “hot topics” on the international ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Posthuman Research Practices in Education

    Edited by Carol Taylor, Christina Hughes ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    How do we include and develop understandings of those beyond-the-human aspects of the world in social research? Through fifteen contributions from leading international thinkers, this book provides original approaches to posthumanist research practices in education. It responds to questions which consider the effect and reach of posthuman research. ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Property and Power

    Towards a Non-Marxian Historical Materialism

    by Lesz Nowak ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: THE POLISH ROAD FROM SOCIALISM ON 1. The history of all hitherto existing societies is a history of class struggle - not only that between the exploited and the exploiters, but also that between the ruled and the rulers. And in modern times, there is in some societies a struggle between those who are exploited and oppressed at the same time and those who at the same time ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Understanding Cultural Traits

    A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Cultural Diversity

    Edited by Fabrizio Panebianco, Emanuele Serrelli ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume constitutes a first step towards an ever-deferred interdisciplinary dialogue on cultural traits. It offers a way to enter a representative sample of the intellectual diversity that surrounds this topic, and a means to stimulate innovative avenues of research. It stimulates critical thinking and awareness in the disciplines that need to conceptualize and study culture, cultural traits, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD