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Chemical Organizations In A Toy Model Of The Political System

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  • PETER DITTRICH

    (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07745 Jena, Germany)

  • LARS WINTER

    (Institute of Sociology, RWTH Aachen University, D-52062 Aachen, Germany)

Abstract

Because sociology is seeking mechanisms for explaining social phenomena, we discuss in this paper whether and how the metaphor of a chemical reaction network can be employed as a formal mechanism to describe social and political systems. A reaction network is a quite general concept that allows one to model a variety of dynamical systems. Furthermore, a set of powerful tools can infer potential dynamical properties from the network structure. Using a toy model of the political system inspired by Luhmann, we demonstrate how chemical organization theory can be applied and can give insight into the structure and dynamics of the resulting model. We show how chemical organization theory allows one to identify an overlapping hierarchy of important subsystems in these networks. Simulations reveal how this hierarchy constrains the potential dynamical behavior of the model.

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  • Peter Dittrich & Lars Winter, 2008. "Chemical Organizations In A Toy Model Of The Political System," Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(04), pages 609-627.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:acsxxx:v:11:y:2008:i:04:n:s0219525908001878
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219525908001878
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    1. Busseniers, Evo, 2017. "Let's interplay! Does co-evolution enable or constrain?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 27-34.

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