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AGENTS FOR THEORY

From Cases to General Principles: Theory Development through Agent-Based
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Posted on 27. March 201927. March 2019


THE NEXT SYMPOSIUM IS WAITING

The second symposium will not be long in coming. In July it’s time again, this
time under the title “best practices for theory building through agent-based
modelling”.  We are pleased to inform you that we have just started with the
preparations for Hanover. Under “symposium 2019”  you will find directions as
well as information about the hotel and participants. Set up the first tweets
and look forward to beautiful and exciting three days in Hanover!

Posted on 10. July 201810. July 2018


THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!

We thank all participants of the first symposium for a great first meeting, and
for creating such an inspiring, open, and constructive atmosphere.  We look
forward to continue working with you on the topic. Please find here all
materials and downloads of the first symposium.

We will keep you posted on the next steps!

Posted on 3. July 20189. July 2018


CURIOUS ABOUT THE GROUP DISCUSSIONS?

We aim to generate concrete outcomes of the symposium. For this, the group
discussions are a crucial element.

We organized three group work slots. Each consists of two phases: the discussion
phase and the documentation phase.  

We formulated questions as orientation for the group discussion phases. Answers,
thoughts, and further ideas should then be documented. We organized time for
taking notes right after the discussions. Afterwards, we all come together to
report and talk about the results across the groups.

Further details on group discussions, group works, and aimed outputs are
described on this page.

 

Posted on 2. July 20189. July 2018


STAY UPDATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Make sure to use #abmtheory on Twitter and Instagram to show us how excited you
are for the symposium!

To stay updated on the latest posts about the syposium follow #abmtheory on
social media.

Have a safe trip.

Posted on 2. June 20189. July 2018


FIRST SYMPOSIUM IN JULY 2018

The 1st symposium will take place on July 4-6, 2018 in Hanover! All details on
the event, such as program, list of participants or survey, are collected on
this page.

We are looking forward to inspiring discussions!

Posted on 1. June 20189. July 2018


WE GOT FUNDED BY THE VW FOUNDATION!

We are happy to announce that our proposal at the Volkswagen Foundation was
successful! The foundation will support three symposia on the topic:

“From cases to general principles – Theory development through agent-based
modeling”

The symposia will take place in the years 2018-2020 at Herrenhausen Palace in
Hanover, Germany. We will announce more details regarding the dates and content.

Here is an overview of the events:

SYMPOSIUM I (2018): State of the art and epistemological perspectives on
agent-based modeling and theory development

The first symposium is about bringing together perspectives and experiences with
theory development using ABM. Short presentations and group discussions will
provide information about existing ABM studies that contributed to theory in the
disciplines, their value, and their limitations. Researchers from Philosophy of
Science add to this by transferring knowledge about models and theory
development from an epistemological perspective. The outcome of this first
meeting will be a joint journal publication about the state of the art in theory
development through ABM, and the learnings from Philosophy of Science for ABM.

SYMPOSIUM II (2019) – Best practice in agent-based model design and analysis for
theory development

The second symposium is a forum for discussing the best practices and methods in
the scientific disciplines to overcome methodological challenges and obstacles
that might hamper theory development using ABM. This meeting includes
presentations with critical reflections on current practices by discussants. In
the end, a catalog of challenges, methods, and limitations will provides an
overview of state of the art in model design and analysis. This is also the
basis to identify research gaps and potentially unsolved problems.

SYMPOSIUM III (2020) – Synthesis of expertise and practices for improving theory
development by agent-based modeling

The third and final meeting brings the results from the first two symposia
together in a synthesis of expertise and practices. The resulting special issue
of a journal, being the outcome of this meeting, will summarize the learnings
and present new ways on how to make use of the potential of ABM for theory
development, and discuss its limits and boundaries. The selected case studies,
which were initiated in Symposium I and discussed in Symposium II, and which
were carried out between the symposia will result in recommendations on how
agent-based modeling can lead to identifying general principles and theories.
These studies aim for high-profile publication, as they strive to transform the
general perception of theory development in our highly interconnected,
agent-based world.

 

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