Manifesto of computational social science Articles uri icon

authors

  • CONTE, R.
  • GILBERT, N.
  • BONELLI, G.
  • CIOFFI-REVILLA, C.
  • DEFFUANT, G.
  • KERTESZ, J.
  • LORETO, V.
  • MOAT, S.
  • NADAL, P.
  • SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, ANGEL
  • NOWAK, A.
  • FLACHE, A.
  • SAN MIGUEL, M
  • HELBING, D.

publication date

  • November 2012

start page

  • 325

end page

  • 346

issue

  • 1

volume

  • 214

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1951-6355

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1951-6401

abstract

  • The increasing integration of technology into our lives has created unprecedented volumes of data on society's everyday behaviour. Such data opens up exciting new opportunities to work towards a quantitative understanding of our complex social systems, within the realms of a new discipline known as Computational Social Science. Against a background of financial crises, riots and international epidemics, the urgent need for a greater comprehension of the complexity of our interconnected global society and an ability to apply such insights in policy decisions is clear. This manifesto outlines the objectives of this new scientific direction, considering the challenges involved in it, and the extensive impact on science, technology and society that the success of this endeavour is likely to bring about.

subjects

  • Mathematics

keywords

  • condensed matter physics; materials science general; atomic molecular optical and plasma physics; physics; general; measurement science and instrumentation; classical continuum physics