Dear all,
I am Slovenian and I am new to this list (my bio is in the attachement).
I am looking for respondents to my paper (not edited jet). Its main purpose
is to forward discussion on summative (aggregative, macro) impact assessment
for social complexity. Please let me know if you wish to be involved in the
Second Call (Sep'08). In such a case you are kindly invited to add your own
discussion topic within the given broad frame.
My best regards,
Bojan Radej, Slovenian Evaluation Society
The background paper: Accounting for Complexity in Strategic Impact Assessment
Abstract: There is an apparent paradigm crisis reflecting in a disagreement
over assumptions about the aggregation of numerous policy impacts (micro
level) into summary (macro) conclusions that are proposed to the
decision-makers (operating at meso level). A new (generation of) SIA
approach is needed to cope with social complexity when social values are
incommensurable in scale and scope. I propose a meso-matrical impact
assessment that is based on Leontief's quadratic input-output model that
presents social complexity in a mesoscopic view.
(ps: Please excuse me for eventual cross posting)
(Please feel free to forward this invitation to your colleagues)
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