University of Cologne

In the past years, the fraction of research incorporating computer simulations has been growing also in the humanities. This is in part due to the introduction of agent-based modeling. What makes this approach so appealing to scientists in different research areas is its idea of simulating interactions between heterogeneous and independent units that sets it apart from linear models focusing on system dynamics or based on aggregates of homogeneous elements. Research currently using agent-based models tends, however, to exclude the cultural dimension of human conceptions and actions or reduces its role by including them only in functionally distinct sub-models. It is our belief that agent-based modelling research would benefit from taking into account the inherent complexity of culture. The workshop will bring together scientists from different disciplines presenting their perspectives on considering cultural complexity in agent-based modelling research.

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