Schedule, slides and readings
24.10.2006: Introduction and logistics [Slides]
Course logistics including tools and readings. Overview of contents.
Readings
Schelling, Thomas C. 1978. Micromotives and Macrobehavior. New York: W. W. Norton. Chaps. 1, 5.
31.10.2006: Java Primer - Gearing up [Slides]
Short Java introduction
Readings
Niemeyer/Knudsen Chaps. 5-6; Eckel Chaps. 1-2; or Schildt Modules 4-7
Niemeyer/Knudsen Chap. 4 (Arrays), Chapter 11 (Collections); Eckel Chaps. 5, 8, 11; or Schildt Module 8
31.10.2006: Principles of agent-based modelling [Slides]
Conceptual introduction to agent-based modeling
Readings
Axelrod, Robert. 1997. Advancing the Art of Simulation in the Social Sciences. In Simulating Social Phenomena, ed. Rosaria Conte, Rainer Hegselmann, and Pietro Terna. Berlin: Springer Verlag.
The Political Methodologist. 2001. Special issue on computational modeling (Number 1, Fall), pp. 12-27.
14.11.2006: A hand-crafted agent-based model [Slides]
Schelling's model from scratch
Readings
Schelling, Thomas C. 1978. Micromotives and Macrobehavior. New York: W. W. Norton. Chaps. 1, 5.
21.11.2006: RePast Tutorial I [Slides]
Practical aspects of running agent-based simulations.
Readings
Cohen, Riolo, and Axelrod. 1999. The Emergence of Social Organization in the Prisoner's Dilemma: How Context-Preservation and other Factors Promote Cooperation (SFI Working Paper).
North, Collier, and Vos. 2006. Experiences Creating Three Implementations of the Repast Agent Modeling Toolkit
28.11.2006: RePast Tutorial II [Slides]
Practical aspects of running agent-based simulations.
Readings
RePast web page: " How to build a model ", " How to use the GUI ", " How to work with random numbers "
5.12.2006: RePast Tutorial III [Slides]
Practical aspects of running agent-based simulations.
Readings
RePast web page: " How to create charts ", " How to create displays ", " Spaces overview "
12.12.2006: RePast Tutorial IV [Slides]
Practical aspects of running agent-based simulations.
Readings
RePast web page: " How to build a RePast Model - 2", " How to Use Parameters and Parameter files"
19.12.2006: Emergent Network Models [Slides]
Scale-free networks, RePast's network support
Readings
Albert, Réka and Albert-László Barabási. 2001. Statistical Mechanics of Complex Networks.
Strogatz, S.H. 2001. Exploring complex networks. Nature 410: 268-276.
9.1.2007: Emergent Structure Models [Slides]
Schelling's segregation model, measuring property configurations, Axelrod's culture model
16.1.2006: Emergent Actor Models I [Slides]
GeoContest - Introduction
Readings
The GeoContest homepage
Cederman, Lars-Erik. 2002. Endogenizing Geopolitical Boundaries with Agent-Based Modeling. Proceedings of the National Academy 99: 7796-7303. PDF Hollis e-resources.
Cederman, Lars-Erik. 2003. Modeling the Size of Wars: From Billiard Balls to Sandpiles. American Political Science Review.
23.1.2006: Emergent Actor Models II [Slides]
Applications in world politics
Readings
Fearon & Laitin. 2003. Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War. American Political Science Review 97: 75-90 Cambridge University Press
Cederman, Lars-Erik. 2003. Modeling the Size of Wars: From Billiard Balls to Sandpiles. American Political Science Review.
23.1.2006: Emergent Actor Models III [Slides]
GeoContest - results, presentation of the contest and the winners.