Complexities 2

Awareness of complexity in science and technology dates back to the 1970s. However, all social systems tend to develop structures that become more complex over time, be it within families, tribes, cities, states, or societal and economic organizations. Complexities 2 covers a broad array of fields, from justice and linguistics to education and organizational management. The aim of this book is to show, without aiming to provide a comprehensive overview, the diversity of approaches and behaviors towards the obstacle of complexity in understanding and achieving human actions. When we see complexity as the incompleteness of knowledge and the uncertainty of the future, we realize that simplifying is not an adequate approach to complexity, even in the humanities and social sciences. This book explores the relationship between order and disorder in this field of knowledge.

Preface ix Jean-Pierre BRIFFAUT Chapter 1 Perspectives on the Complexity of Criminal Investigations 1 Jérôme BARLATIER Chapter 2 Complexity and Models in Social and Human Sciences 33 Jean-Pierre BRIFFAUT Chapter 3 Detangling the Linguistic Quagmire of Bad Information 71 Philippe CAPET Chapter 4 Complexity in the Social Sciences: Is it a Transforming Perspective? 119 Philip HAYNES Chapter 5 Complexity as Duality? A Connection in Question 143 Maryvonne HOLZEM and Jacques LABICHE Chapter 6 Organization, Models and Representations: From Complexity to Power 179 Yvon PESQUEUX Chapter 7 Epistemological Reflections on the Lifecycle of Crisis and Resilience in Organizations 205 Gilles TENEAU Chapter 8 The Complexity of the Educational Revolution: Framework and Case-Study 221 Raf VANDERSTRAETEN and Frederik VAN DER GUCHT Postface 249 Daniel KROB List of Authors 253 Index 255