Journal on Policy and Complex Systems Volume 4 , Number 1 • Spring 2018 © 2018 Policy Studies Organization
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor ’ s Letter ................................................................................................................. 3 Mirsad Hadžikadić
Long Memory Properties and Complex Systems : An Interesting Connection ..................................................................................................................... 9 Fernando Fernandes Neto
Heed the Weakest Link : A Model of Interdependent Institutions ........................ 51 Alex Coad
A Complexity Case Study : The Implementation of an Interministerial Policy — A View from Within Government ............................................................. 65 Pernelle Smits , Marie-Christine Therrien , Nassera Touati , & Jean-Louis Denis
How Stable Is Democracy ? Suggestions from Artificial Social Networks ........... 87 Patrick Grim , Mengzhen Liu , Krishna C . Bathina , Naijia Liu , & Jake William Gordon
A New Taxonomy for International Relations : Rethinking the International System as a Complex Adaptive System .......................................... 109 Cesare Scartozzi
Are We Ready for Complexity ? ............................................................................. 135 Cynthia Kurtz
Keynes , Hayek , and the Roots of Complexity Theory in Economics ................ 155 Hilton L . Root
Using Integrative Propositional Analysis to Understand and Integrate Four Theories of Social Power Systems ................................................................ 173 Steve Wallis & Liz Johnson
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