Interdisciplinary Systems Research

Systems Theories in the Social Sciences.- Systems Theories in the Social Sciences.- Control Theory and Stochastic Systems.- Stochastic System and Control Theory.- Empirical and Computational Aspects of Applying Control-Theoretic Concepts to Stochastic Social Dynamic Systems.- Structure and Dynamics of Sociological Systems.- Bilinear Control and Social Systems.- Simulation of Human Conformity Behavior by Means of a Dynamic Process Model.- N-Person Games and Economic Competition.- Pattern Recognition.- Pattern Recognition.- Pattern Recognition as a Model for Cognitive Processes.- Pattern Recognition Applied to Some Problems in Socio-Economics.- Fuzzy Analysis.- A Fuzzy-Algorithmic Approach to the Definition of Complex or Imprecise Concepts.- Fuzzy Models for Social Processes.- Fuzzy Concepts: Logic, Motivation, Application.- Linear Partial Information as Fuzziness.- Some Basic Issues Connected with Fuzzy Analysis.- Simulation.- Survey of the Mesarovic-Pestel World Model Project.- On the Methodological Evaluation of Simulation Studies.- Criticism of the Mesarovic-Pestel Model and a Possible Alternative.- Some Theses Concerning the Application of Mathematical System Theory in the Social Sciences.- Quantitative vs. Organic Growth - the Traditional Economic System Revised.- Simulation Models in a Social Environment: The Need for Dequantification.- A Four-Sector World Model: Approach and Results.- Behavioral Models.- Information Processing, Cognitive Dissonance, and Basic Needs: The Modelling of Behavior.- Basic Sociological Concepts for the Simulation of Political Decision-Making.- Perception and Social Psychology.- Cognitive Process Models and the Study of Foreign Policy Decision-Making.- Simulation and Gaming: The Analysis of Conflict and Cooperation in the Field of International Relations.- Multiattribute Utility Analysis - a Brief Survey.