Workshop on “Complexity in Socio-Economic Systems: The Connectivity Approach”

Ivano Cardinale1, Aura Reggiani2, Roberto Scazzieri3

1Professor of Economics, Goldsmiths, University of London, Structural Economic Analysis Unit; CILG, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei; Clare Hall, Cambridge; 2Alma Mater Professor of Economic Policy, University of Bologna; Clare Hall, Cambridge; Corresponding Academician; 3Alma Mater Professor of Economic Analysis, University of Bologna; Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Fellow; Clare Hall, Cambridge; Official Academician

Abstract

On June 6, 2024, the Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna hosted a workshop on “Complexity in Socio-Economic Systems: the Connectivity Approach”, coordinated by Ivano Cardinale, Aura Reggiani, and Roberto Scazzieri. The workshop developed research lines addressed in a Special issue of the journal Networks and Spatial Economics (NETS), edited by the workshop coordinators in 2022. The workshop focused on three questions: what are the research perspectives on the architecture of complexity of socio-economic systems; what is the role of the architecture of connectivity in shaping complex subsystem-system dynamics in the socio-economic sphere; which contribution can be expected from a structural connectivity framework in shaping the design and implementation of policies. Keynote lectures by Terry Friesz, Kieran Donaghy and Ariel Wirkierman were followed by general discussion and concluding remarks by Alberto Quadrio Curzio.

Keywords

Connectivity architectures, Network design and complexity, Circular flow economy, Network vulnerability and resilience, Structural specification and policy objectives.

© Ivano Cardinale, Aura Reggiani, Roberto Scazzieri, 2024 / Doi: 10.30682/annalesm2402d

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