This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …

A company's growth depends not only on its achievements but also on how it can recover
from failures. The study of innovation failure and learning-from-failure has gained attention …

Addiction is a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon, impacted by biological
predispositions, psychological processes, and the social environment. Using mathematical …

Understanding complex (social) phenomena benefits from combining different tools,
perspectives, expertise, and experiences. Research designs that combine approaches are …

This study examines the impact of English local government finance reform after the 2008
Financial Crisis. It uses advances in case-based methods, combined into Dynamic Pattern …

In the UK, calls for the application of insights from the study of complex adaptive systems to
public policy evaluation are beginning to be taken seriously in government. Policymakers …

ABSTRACT A large and growing body of research suggests that when it comes to
forecasting, the process-oriented paradigm prevalent in the Allied intelligence community …

Despite 20 years of increasing acceptance, implementing complexity-appropriate methods
for ex-post evaluation remains a challenge: instead of focusing on complex interventions …

Collective intelligence of diverse groups is key for tackling many of today's grand challenges
such as fostering resilience and climate adaptation. Information exchange across such …

A metodologia de estudo de caso é amplamente utilizada na área de ciências sociais
aplicadas. Esta pesquisa teórica tem como objetivo trazer à discussão os elementos, as …