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Affiliation, status and power in society A session at ESSA 2015 Gert Jan Hofstede, Sjoukje Osinga, Floor Ambrosius Social simulation tends to focus on a specific context, not on the generalities of human behaviour. At the same time, social science shows that there are generalities in human behaviour that operate across contexts. It can be worthwhile to create computational models of human activity in generalized contexts that stress the social drivers and mechanisms. Such simulations could lead the way to simulation modules of social behaviour that can be re-used across specific situations and contexts. Three factors that are present in all generic models of social behaviour are: affiliation as a basic motive, status as a basic social attribute, both conferred on others and claimed from others, and as a mechanism for obtaining what one wants. The session will offer a forum for state-of-the-art contributions pertaining to these factors. Generic societal phenomena that operate across contexts could also be the focus of the contributions. These include for instance self-organizing gender patterns, intergroup dynamics, non-verbal interactions, turn-taking, distributive justice. While implicitly the focus is on humans, other social species could also qualify, inasmuch as their dynamics can throw light on human social life. Deadline for papers: 13 April 2015. See http://www.essa2015.org/submit-a-proposal/ Contact: Gert Jan Hofstede, Wageningen University, +31317484630, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>