Conflict and complexity : countering terrorism, insurgency, ethnic and regional violence /: countering terrorism, insurgency, ethnic and regional violence. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Vos Fellman, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Ali A. Minai, editors.
• Editors: Fellman, Philip Vos, 1951-; Bar-Yam, Yaneer; Minai, Ali
• Contents: Preface -- Part I: The Theoretical Background -- Modeling Terrorist Networks: The Second Decade -- Complex Systems Studies and Terrorism -- The Psychology of Terrorism -- A Framework for Agent-based Social Simulations of Social Identity Dynamics -- DIME/PMESII Models -- Net-Centric Logistics: Complex systems science aims at moving targets -- Part II: Applications and Case Studies -- A Fractal Concept of War -- Disrupting Terrorist Networks, A Dynamic Fitness Landscape Approach -- Comparison of approaches for adversary modeling decision support for counterterrorism -- The Landscape of Maritime Piracy and the Limits of Statistical Prediction -- Identities, Anonymity and Information Warfare -- Part II: Broader Horizons -- The Geography of Ethnic Violence -- Food Security and Political Instability: From Ethanol and Speculation to Riots and Revolutions -- South African Riots: Repercussion of the Global Food Crisis and US drought -- Conflict in Yemen: From Ethnic Fighting to Food Riots -- Complexity and the Limits of Revolution: What Will Happen to the Arab Spring?
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 292 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 363.32501/5118; Physics; Terrorism -- Mathematical models; Terrorism -- Computer simulation; Terrorism -- Social aspects; Terrorism -- Social aspects; Social Science -- Methodology; Technology & Engineering -- General; Computers -- Data Processing; Technology & Engineering -- Engineering (General); Social research & statistics; Cybernetics & systems theory; Society & social sciences; Security & fire alarm systems; Social sciences_xMethodology; Engineering; Social sciences_xData processing; Science -- System Theory; Mathematical physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493917051; 1493917056; 1493917048; 9781493917044
• Related ISBNs: 9781493917044
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 5, 2014).
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