Historique
Périodique
An anthropological problem, a complex solution
(Un problème anthropologique, une solution complexe)
Auteur(s) :
AGAR, M.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
1-10
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Note générale :
Human Organization, 2004, 63, (4), 1-10, Autre source de publication : http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3800/is_200401/ai_n9466393/print
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article means to introduce complexity science, more specifically agent-based models, to an anthropological audience. It does so by laying out a research problem that has concerned the author for some time how can illicit drug epidemics be explained ? Traditional social research is simply not adequate to the task. After introducing the newer framework of agent-based modeling, the author argues that both complexity and anthropology focus on narrative of connections and contingencies. With an example of an agent-based model from his own work, the author shows the promising synergies between complexity and anthropological theory and practice. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.