Social Complexity Videos
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T20:11:13+00:00Watch our introductory videos that give quick and accessible overviews to the key concepts in social complexity from social systems to complex interdependence theory...
Social Complexity Overview
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T20:06:07+00:00In this module we will be giving a quick overview to the application of complexity theory to the social sciences what we call social complexity, we start off with a very broad discussion surrounding the scientific enterprise as we talk about paradigms in general and the Newtonian paradigm in particular. We will go on to talk about how the basic assumptions underpinning our traditional formal approaches, begin to fail when we start to deal with more complex systems consisting of a very many autonomous, diverse, components, that are highly interconnected and interdependent, as often is the case within the social sciences. We briefly introduce complexity theory as an alternative approach to modeling these complex systems, an approach that is based upon a paradigm inherited from systems theory. Finally we touch upon how complexity science is based upon a new set of computational methods and how big data is set to have a transformative effect on the social sciences in the coming decades
Economic Theory Overview
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T18:31:24+00:00In this video we will be firstly talking about what theories and paradigms are and providing a little insight to their basic workings before moving on to define this subject that we call economics. We will outline some of the major considerations involved in the study of economics, including trying to understand the logic behind the decision making of agents, theories of economic value, the dynamics of cooperation and competition, economic institutions and economic development
Economics Videos
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T18:58:03+00:00See a selection of videos on complexity and economic theory
Management Videos
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T11:37:13+00:00Our video series explores how new ideas in management combined with complexity theory to present innovative new approaches to management
Environment Videos
J. Colchester 2017-05-25T09:56:14+00:00Watch our short explainer videos to find out about our complexity approach to environmental management in the age of the Anthropocene
The Network Paradigm
J. Colchester 2017-05-24T15:04:52+00:00In this video we look at what we call the network paradigm, a paradigm is the set of methods and assumptions underlying a particular scientific domain as such it constitutes a whole way seeing the world
Complex Adaptive Systems Overview
J. Colchester 2017-05-24T13:19:02+00:00In this video we give an overview of complex adaptive systems, we will firstly define what we mean they this term, before briefly covering the main topics in this area
Adaptive Systems Video
J. Colchester 2017-05-24T13:13:35+00:00Mix and match, watch our introductory videos that give quick and accessible overviews to the key concepts of complex adaptive systems theory
Theory of Emergence
J. Colchester 2017-05-24T09:40:52+00:00In this video we will be giving a very high-level overview to the concept of emergence and the different aspects to it that we will be covering in more detail in future modules in the course.