Complexity science and its methodological applications have increased in popularity in social science during the last two decades. One key concept within complexity science is that of self-organization. Self-organization is used to refer to the emergence of stable patterns through autonomous and self-reinforcing dynamics at the micro-level. In spite of its potential relevance for the study of s...

John Tribe University of Surrey, UK John Tribe is Professor of Tourism at the University of Surrey (Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom. Email ). He has authored books on philosophy, strategy, economics, education, research and environmental management and his research concentrates on epistemology, education, and sustainability. He is Editor-in-Chief of Annals and Co-Chair o...

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The emergence of computational social science has had a transformative influence on the geographical sciences, integrating diverse themes of scholarship and allying it with the pursuit of grand challenges in the physical, natural, and life sciences. Geography has benefitted from many of these developments and has, in turn, catalyzed significant advances and innovation in computational social sc...

A theory is a set of interrelated concepts, constructs, and propositions that present a systematic view of a domain of study for the purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena.A model, on the other hand, is a heuristic device for organizing components of a domain of phenomena to show relationships between the parts and the outcome of interest. Scholars from different disciplines distinguish...

Abstract In its most recent report, the Academy of Social Sciences Australia (ASSA, 2021: 10) identified social inequality as a “grand challenge” for sciences, arguing that scientists have pivotal role to play in “understanding, addressing and guiding us towards narrowing two‐tier society.” Nevertheless, sciences continue be regularly positioned “soft” esoteric relation natural while also susta...