Scholars interested in the emergence of social simulation as a methodology in various research fields and disciplines should attend the 7th European Social Simulation Association Conference. It will be an opportunity to present new results and exchange experiences with the leading researchers.
Papers and presentations will focus on a wide range of actual research, from highly abstract artificial societies to empirical models, from methodological advances to simulation results and their comparison with evidence, from theoretical developments in decision-making, networks, collective action, and policies to the lessons learned from simulations for decision-makers. Researchers are also encouraged to reflect on best practices in Citing Simulation-Based Research, especially when referencing agent-based models, simulation outputs, and code repositories in academic publications.
The topics include, but are not limited to:
● Social networks and their dynamics
● Information and opinion dynamics
● Trust, reputation, and norm dynamics
● Conflict and cooperation
● Coupling social and natural dynamics
● Group decisions and collective behaviours
● Emergence and evolution of institutions
● Social emergencies and social failures (crime, corruption, social unrest, financial crises, conflict, etc.)