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SUMMARY:Analytical Sociology and Computational Social Science - Marc Keusc
 hnigg (Linköpings Universitet)
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DESCRIPTION:Analytical sociology focuses on social interactions among indi
 viduals and the hard-to-predict aggregate outcomes they bring about. It se
 eks to identify generalizable mechanisms giving rise to emergent propertie
 s of social systems which\, in turn\, feed back on individual decision-mak
 ing. This research program benefits from computational tools such as agent
 -based simulations\, natural language processing\, and large-scale web exp
 eriments\, and has considerable overlap with the nascent field of computat
 ional social science. By providing relevant analytical tools to rigorously
  address sociology&rsquo\;s core questions\, computational social science 
 has the potential to considerably advance sociology. The disciplinary rela
 tionship\, however\, is not a one-way street\, and this talk outlines how 
 analytical sociology\, with its theory-grounded approach to computational 
 social science\, can help to move the field forward from mere descriptions
  and predictions to the explanation of social phenomena.  <br><br><br><br>
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LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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