Evolution of Institutional Rules: An Immune System Perspective

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2432
PDF
Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Janssen, Marco A.
Journal:	Complexity
Volume:	11
Page(s):
Date:	2005
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2432
Sector:	Social Organization Theory
Region:
Subject(s):	institutional change--framework Workshop CIPEC collective action rules--framework
Abstract:	"This article discusses the evolution of institutional rules, the prescriptions that humans use to shape their collective activities. Four aspects of the rules are discussed: coding, creation, selection, and memory. The immune system provides us a useful metaphor to relate these four aspects into a coherent framework. For each aspect, the relevant dynamics in social systems and immune systems are discussed. Finally, a framework for a computational model to study the evolution of rules is sketched."

Files in this item

Files	Size	Format	View
evolution_of_institution.pdf	95.84Kb	PDF	View/Open