Specifying the Content of Humble Social-Science Models

Abstract

This paper describes ways to specify important static content of social-science models for counterterrorism without dependence on a particular computer language or environment. The ambitions are modest because the actual knowledge to be represented is limited. The premium should be on simple, clear descriptions that can be communicated, debated, and "validated" across interdisciplinary lines, rather than on pretentious detail. The approach should also lay the groundwork for exploratory analysis because of inherent uncertainties. The paper is at least a start in that direction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA513597

Entities

People

  • Paul K. Davis

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Agent-Based Simulations
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Economics
  • Human Behavior
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design