Byrne, D. S.  1947- <br/><br/>
Complexity theory and the social sciences :  the state of the art / 
David Byrne and Gill Callaghan. 
 - First Edition. 
 - vi, 297 pages :  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Framing the issues -- Understanding the complex -- Restricted complexity and general complexity : an outline of the arguments -- Complexity theory and the philosophy of social science -- Complexity theory meets social theory -- Evolutionary social theory -- Structure and agency -- Time and place -- Complexity theory : methodology and methods -- Complexity and methodology : exploring trajectories through narratives -- Hunting causes in a complex world -- Researching the complex social -- Complexity in action -- Complexity in disciplines and fields -- Opening the social sciences : the post-disciplinary implications of the complexity frame of reference -- Conclusion: complexity and the social sciences : the way forward -- Bibliography. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415693677 (hardback)  RM517.75 9780415693684 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Mathematical models.<br/>Chaotic behavior in systems.<br/>Social sciences--Research.