The
India Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity
The India Research Society on Societal Complexity is a part of the
Asian Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity, which is a part of
the International Research Society on Methodology of Societal
Complexity, which includes the Operational Research Euro Working Group of
Methodology of Societal Complexity
Board of the India Research Society on Methodology of Societal
Complexity:
Chair Board:
Board Members
Dr.
Subhash
Datta OB&HRM Area, Institute of Management Technology (Imt) Nagpur, India
Dr. R. Venkatamuni Reddy, head of ABBS
Research Center, Bangalore, India
Prof. Dr . Dorien DeTombe,
International Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity,
Greenhill & Waterfront Foundation, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, Europe, DeTombe@nosmo.nl
Research Goals of the Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity
1. Multi-disciplinary theoretical research on combining existing methods for
handling of all phases of the problem handling process of complex societal
problems & issues
2. Creating new methods and tools to support complex societal problems & issues
3. Testing methods and tools to support complex societal problems & issues
4. Using existing methods and tools to support real life complex societal
problems & issues
5. Handling real life problems in order to improve the methodological knowledge
6 Scientific exchange on this subject by publications and conferences
Methodology for Societal Complexity
Handling complex societal problems needs a special approach. Handling societal
problems in an interdisciplinary way has become a must for our society and a
challenge for the human sciences. The problems society is confronted with are
difficult to handle. There is a growing gap between the complexity of these
problems and the human capacity to deal with them. There is a need for better
methods and tools, more knowledge and imagination. Scientific knowledge is
needed to survive amidst these problems.
Therefore methodology for analyzing complex societal problems has become a new
field of scientific attention. Some of the scientific reasons for this special
approach are that the problems are seldom defined, change during their
development, many actors are involved often with a different view on the
problem, with different interest and with different ‘solutions’ in mind.
Societal reasons for this special approach is the importance of these problems
for society, the impact they have on many people, and the large amount of money
involved. Combining the effort of scientists who are working in this field is an
inspiring serious challenge from the perspective of a number of disciplines. To
combine existing knowledge and creating new insights with methods and tools for
supporting complex societal problems is a challenge for scientists from
different fields.
Together with the other research society which are a part International
Society on Methodology for Societal Complexity, the goal is to
increase and to combine the available scientific knowledge regarding the
handling of complex societal problems, in order to increase the level of living
of all humans. Means to reach this goal are organizing workshops and
conferences, publishing proceedings and books in which the discussion on this
subject can take place.
Keywords: Methodology; Handling Societal Problems, Complex Problems, Societal
Complexity
For information on the India Research Society on Societal
Complexity: contact
Chair Indian Research Society:
Dr. B. Sudhakara Reddy Head of Energy &
Environment Group of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research,
Mumbai, India, sreddy@igidr.ac.in
Become a member of the India Research Society on Societal
Complexity?
Send a email to Prof. Dr. DeTombe and to
Dr. B. Sudhakara Reddy to
announce that you like to become a member and include your affiliation and some of
your articles
Structure & Goal Research Groups on Complex Societal Problems & Issues
Books of Complex societal Problems & Issues &
Abstracts Books of conference presentations
Become a member of the research groups?
Method of Societal Complexity: COMPRAM
For real life policy support in handling Complex Societal Problems contact
Foundation Greenhill & Waterfront
General contact address:
Prof. Dr. Dorien J. DeTombe, Chair International - , Euro - , West-Euro- & Dutch Operational Research Research Group Methodology of Societal Complexity P.O. Box. 3286, 1001 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe Tel: +31 20 6927526 E-Mail: DeTombe@nosmo.nl W: www.complexitycourse.org/doriendetombe.html
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