Social norms have been investigated across many disciplines for many years, but until
recently, studies mainly provided indirect, implicit and correlational support for the role of …

This article looks at 20 years of applications of agent‐based models (ABMs) in sociology
and, in particular, their explanatory achievements and methodological insights. These …

Most of the intriguing social phenomena of our time, such as international terrorism, social
inequality, and urban ethnic segregation, are consequences of complex forms of agent …

Abstract Models of strategy evolution on static networks help us understand how population
structure can promote the spread of traits like cooperation. One key mechanism is the …

Agent-based modelling (ABM) and social network analysis (SNA) are both valuable tools for
exploring the impact of human interactions on a broad range of social and ecological …

This article provides an overview of the social simulation approach to the study of social
phenomena. We focus especially on the relevance of heterogeneity of social behavior and …

This article investigates solidarity arising from economic exchange, by studying a multiplex
network of collaboration, trust and social support. After a qualitative pre-study, we performed …

Coopetition in the literature of business networks has been discussed as a base strategy to
potentiate competitiveness. This research investigates the main inter-relationship factors …

Social networks are dynamic by nature. While network research has typically treated
relationships between social actors as static, there has been a surge in literature extending …

Social networks affect individuals' ability to solve conflicts between individual and collective
interests. Indeed, the ability to seek out cooperative others is a key explanation for the high …