Complex Societal Problems

Iceland 2006

Program of Presentations

 

Dorien DeTombe

Chair: Dorien J. DeTombe,

International Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity

Euro working Group on Methodology of Societal Complexity

P.O. Box. 3286, 1001 AB Amsterdam,

The Netherlands , Europe Tel: +31 20 6927526

E-Mail: DeTombe@lri.jur.uva.nl

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see the booklet of the presentations of the conference iceland 2006

Session TE-40: Complex Societal Issues in general in stream Complex Societal Problems

 

Tuesday, 16:00-17:30

Session chair(s):

Dorien DeTombe (detombe@lri.jur.uva.nl)

 

The following papers have been submitted in this session:

Global Safety: The COMPRAM Method - Handling Local Natural Disasters the Katrina hurricane

Dorien DeTombe [R]

 

 

Broadband diffusion in remote and rural Scotland: modelling the impact of policy initiatives

Susan Howick [R]

 

Jason Whalley [R]

 

Andrew Tookey

 

 

The Complexity Paradigm in Management Reconceptualizing

Slavica P. Petrovic [R]

 

 

Session WA-40: Workshop Global Safety in stream Complex Societal Problems

Wednesday, 8:30-10:00

Session chair(s):

Cathal Brugha (Cathal.Brugha@ucd.ie)

 

The following papers have been submitted in this session:

Global Safety - discussing the issues of Bowen, brugha and Kelman

Dorien DeTombe [R]

 

Cathal Brugha [R]

 

Ken Bowen

The added value of problem structuring methods

Telli van der Lei [R]

 

 

Using data to stimulate conversation about complex societal problems

Stephen Taylor [R]

 

 

Applications of Game Theory and Drama Theory to Conflict Situations

Cathal Brugha [R]

 

Ken Bowen

 

Session WB-40: New Frontiers in Sustainable Living in stream Complex Societal Problems

Wednesday, 10:30-12:00

Session chair(s):

Ali Gökmen ( agokmen@metu.edu.tr )

 

The following papers have been submitted in this session:

Improving Sustainable Living in Rural Areas in Turkey

Ali Gökmen [R]

 

Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber [R]

 

Dorien DeTombe [R]

 

Inci Gokmen [R]

 

 

Participation of Women and Adolescent in Decision Making in Rural Areas of Turkey

Ali Gökmen [R]

 

Inci Gokmen [R]

 

 

A Problem Structuring Method for Complex Societal Decisions: its Philosophical and Psychological Dimensions

Donald Hector [R]

 

Carleton Christensen

 

Jim Petrie [R]

 

Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu

 

Session IV: Discussion Presentation: Improving Sustainable Living in Rural Areas in Turkey

 

Ali Gökmen1,2, İnci Gökmen1, Gerhard W. Weber2, Dorien DeTombe3

 

Discussion and video’s

 


Other contributors (not attending the conference)

 

V-1 Selecting Variables for Analyzing Complex Systems, Applying the Principles of Functional Adequacy and Sufficiency

Dr. Daniel J. Lang & Dr. Arnim Wiek

 

V-2 Knowledge Cybernetics: A new Metaphor for Social Collectives

Maurice Yolles

 

V-3 Evaluation of European Social Security Systems with a Micro-Census Simulation Model

Dr. Andranik Tangian

 

V- 4 A System Dynamics Model for Intentional Transmission of HIV/AIDS using Cross Impact Analysis

Dr. Linet Ozdamar

 

Other activities  organized by the International Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity see agenda

http://www.geocities.com/doriendetombe/detombeagendas.html

 

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