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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
1. Introduction
Authors : Frank Dignum, Loïs Vanhée, Maarten Jensen, Christian Kammler, René Mellema, Fabian Lorig, Cezara Păstrăv, Mijke van den Hurk, Alexander Melchior, Amineh Ghorbani, Bart de Bruin, Kurt Kreulen, Harko Verhagen, Paul Davidsson
Published in: Social Simulation for a Crisis
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
The introduction of this book sets the stage of performing social simulations in a crisis. The contents of the book are based on the experience of creating a large scale and complex social simulation for the Covid-19 crisis. However, the contents are reaching much further than just this experience. We will show the general contribution that social simulations based on fundamental social-psychological principles can have in times of crises. In times of big societal changes due to a pandemic or other disaster, these simulations can give handles to support decision makers in their difficult task to act in a very short time with many uncertainties. Besides giving our results, we also will indicate why the results are trustworthy and interesting. Finally we also look what challenges should be picked up to convert the successful project into a sustainable research area.