Self-Organization and Management of Social Systems - Insights, Promises, Doubts, and Questions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)

Self-organization of systems belonging to quite different discipl ines has been a central topic of synergetics since its beginning. I am therefore particularly plea- sed that Hans Ulrich and Gilbert Probst have not only undertaken to organize an interdisciplinary meeting on Self-Organization and Management of Social Systems, but have also edited these articles written by leading scientists after and based upon that symposium. While the previous volumes of the Springer Series in Synergetics were mainly de- voted to physical, chemical and biological systems, with only the book by W. Weidlich and G. Haag deal i ng with "Quant i tat i ve Soc i 01 ogy" (Spri nger Ser. Syn., Vo 1. 14), the present volume opens a new perspective. As the reader will notice, the multitude of facets of self-organization is well reflected by various authors belonging to different discipl ines and representing different schools of thought. When such a wide scope of fields - ranging from phy- sics to sociology - is covered, it is not surprising that the existence of a "hiatus" between sociology and the natural sciences was felt by some participants.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Springer Series in Synergetics, 26
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1984
Editors:	H. Ulrich • G.J.B. Probst
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	158
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-69764-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
LSN:	3-642-69764-X
Barcode:	9783642697647

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