Title
Social Crises: Signatures of Complexity in a Fast-Growing Economy.
Abstract
Social systems are always exposed to critical processes in which their organization, or part of it, is questioned by the society that demands solutions through different critical saliences. The traditional approach to such social crises has mainly focused on their anticipation and management, implying that the focus is on trying to deal with crises once they occur, rather than delving in their essential characteristics that seemingly depend on the adaptive nature of the system and the increase in its internal complexity. To address this issue, we propose a dual approach that utilizes both qualitative (documentary analysis) and quantitative methods (online social network analysis) in order to delve into the relationship between the complexity of the social system, its adaptation, and critical episodes. Our analysis shows how an explosive economic growth affects a social system, increasing its complexity. This complexity produces different demands from the system itself. These demands manifest signatures of complexity such as a heterogeneous and rich social structure, which emerges during moments when the society acts strongly.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1155/2018/9343451
COMPLEXITY
Field
DocType
Volume
Economic system,Anticipation,Social network analysis,Artificial intelligence,Social system,Mathematics,Machine learning
Journal
2018
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1076-2787
1
0.39
References 
Authors
3
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Juan Pablo Cárdenas131.54
Gerardo Vidal220.84
Carolina Urbina310.39
Gastón Olivares431.54
Pablo Rodrigo510.39
Miguel Fuentes652.46