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Modeling System Complexity in the Context of Geopolitics Related to Climate Change

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  • F. Gregory Hayden

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Due mainly to the evolution of science and technology, ontic systems have continuously become more complex. Thus, original institutional economics has adopted and advanced the concepts of complex systems. This article further develops complexity concepts and relates them to problems of climate change. Systems complexity is combined with concepts from geopolitics in order to introduce geopolitical analysis about boundaries/borders into complex systems. The addition of geopolitical ideas allows for systems to focus on a designated social and ecological context that fits the problem of interest. The social and ecological components of open geopolitical systems lead to processes that are dynamic and complex. Thus, complex-systems modeling needs the assistance of geopolitical concepts and geopolitical models need to be embedded in complex systems. Each section of the article clarifies its meaning with examples of climate change concerns.

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  • F. Gregory Hayden, 2019. "Modeling System Complexity in the Context of Geopolitics Related to Climate Change," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(2), pages 545-552, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:53:y:2019:i:2:p:545-552
    DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2019.1603770
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