Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology

Vincent Buskens is professor of theoretical sociology at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands and professor of Empirical Legal Studies at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His main research areas are theoretical sociology, game theory, social networks, mathematical sociology, methods of empirical social science research.

Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology highlights recent developments in using micro-macro modelling to understand sociological phenomena. It includes contributions in substantive areas such as cooperation, social networks, and social segregation.

1. Introduction: Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology Werner Raub, Vincent Buskens and Marcel A.L.M. van Assen 2. Micromotives, Microstructure and Macrobehavior: The Case of Voluntary Cooperation Simon Gächter 3. Population Heterogeneity and Between-Group Substitutability and Complementarity of Social Actions Kazuo Yamaguchi 4. The Micro-Macro Link for the Theory of Structural Balance Arnout van de Rijt 5. Generative Models of Segregation: Investigating Model-Generated Patterns of Residential Segregation by Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status Mark Fossett 6. Small Worlds and Cultural Polarization Andreas Flache and Michael W. Macy 7. Self-Organization and Emergence in Social Systems. Modeling the Coevolution of Social Environments and Cooperative Behavior Dirk Helbing, Wenjian Yu and Heiko Rauhut 8. Modeling Micro-Macro Relationships: Problems and Solutions Karl-Dieter Opp