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British sociologist (born 1950)
Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert is a British sociologist and a pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation, author of several books on computational social science, social simulation and social research and past editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS), the leading journal in the field. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Nigel GilbertA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Artificial SocietiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Opening Pandora's Box: A Sociological Analysis of Scientists' Discourse. G. Nigel Gilbert, Michael MulkayCited 3 times
- Go sideways: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Computational sociologyA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Opening Pandora's Box: A Sociological Analysis of Scientists' Discourse. G. Nigel Gilbert, Michael Mulkay
G. Nigel Gilbert, 'Referencing as Persuasion'
Gilbert, Nigel; Troitzsch, Klaus (2005). Simulation for the Social Scientist
Opening Pandora's Box: A Sociological Analysis of Scientists' Discourse.G. Nigel Gilbert , Michael Mulkay
Simulating Societies: The Computer Simulation of Social Phenomena. Nigel Gilbert and Jim Doran, eds
Book review: Neil Gilbert, Nigel Parton and Marit Skivenes (eds) Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Orientations
đź“š Books worth reading
Artificial SocietiesNigel Gilbert · 1995- 📕Simulating SocietiesNigel Gilbert · 1994
Agent-Based Modelling in EconomicsLynne Hamill, Nigel Gilbert · 2015
Fordism and flexibilityNigel Gilbert, Roger Burrows · 1992
Researching Social LifePaul Stoneman, Nigel Gilbert · 2012
Analyzing Tabular DataNigel GILBERT · 2022
Analyzing tabular dataG. Nigel Gilbert · 1993
Computer Simulations in Science and Technology StudiesPetra Ahrweiler, Nigel Gilbert · 2011
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