Simplicity and reality in computational modeling of politics

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-46

  Cioffi Revilla, Claudio ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Comparative political systems; Lakatos; Policy process; Political science; Systems of governance; UML unified modeling language

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; LAKATOS; POLICY PROCESS; POLITICAL SCIENCE; POLITICAL SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 58249089301     PISSN: 1381298X     EISSN: 15729346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10588-008-9042-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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