Modelling bicommunal conflict: 2. Structuring the model

The problems encountered in this exercise included those of drawing the system boundaries, selecting the most appropriate subsystems, deriving usable measures for complex parameters, and establishing relationships between variables. The article discusses the ways in which such problems were handled...

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Published in:Futures : the journal of policy, planning and futures studies planning and futures studies, 1981-01, Vol.13 (1), p.31-42
Main Authors: Bowers, D.A., Mitchell, C.R., Webb, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commune/Communes/Communal/ Communalism/ Communality
Control/Controls/Controlled
Model/Modeling/Models
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Summary:The problems encountered in this exercise included those of drawing the system boundaries, selecting the most appropriate subsystems, deriving usable measures for complex parameters, and establishing relationships between variables. The article discusses the ways in which such problems were handled in a model of a complex social process.
ISSN:0016-3287
1873-6378
DOI:10.1016/0016-3287(81)90050-1