1. Complex, Historical, Self-reflexive: Expect the Unexpected!
- Author:
- Wolfgang Streeck and Sandra Mitchell
- Publication Date:
- 12-2009
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
- Abstract:
- The object world of the social sciences is complex, historical and self-reflexive. It generates nonlinear effects, it is unique, and it is able to understand the theories developed about it and respond to them intentionally. Recognizing the emergent, historically contingent and self-organizing nature of the social world, and developing responsive policy vehicles for managing its complexity, requires a shift in our conception of science in general and of economics in particular.
- Topic:
- Economics, Political Economy, Science and Technology, and Political Theory