[p2p-research] Of possible interest?

[Paul B. Hartzog]

Bearing in mind that I am embedded in my own biases and academic
circles, but a cursory look suggests that this paper lacks a number of
what I consider vital references.

The paper mentions a variety of topics: robust networks, network
warfare, epistemic communities, and global governance.  Oddly, in each
category it fails to cite major works by definitive authors.

For example, in robust networks there is little or no mention of
Strogatz, or Newman, or Watts, or Barabási.  A typical citation could
have been:

Network Robustness and Fragility: Percolation on Random Graphs
Duncan S. Callaway, M. E. J. Newman, Steven H. Strogatz, and Duncan J. Watts

In "net-centric warfare" they do not cite anything from the large
corpus of authoritative works by Ronfeldt and Arquilla (all available
for free from RAND).

The only citation for Barabási is his popular-press book "Linked."

In epistemic communities only P. Haas. "Introduction: Epistemic
Communities" not other in-depth sources.

The only citation for Newman is: M. E. J. Newman. Detecting Community
Structure in Networks

While they do cite Casti, it is obscure.  Also they do cite S. N.
Dorogovtsev and J. F. F. Mendes. "Evolution of networks" which,
although good, is I believe more like a textbook than a good source.

Hope this helps.  It is a very interesting paper after all. :-)

-p



On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:33 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tony,
>
> this is a fantastic paper, but much beyond my own understanding, I will
> forward it to our heads in the p2pf network, and hopefully, you can have
> comments and the blog can have an article introducing these ideas for fair
> governance,
>
> Michel
>
>
> On 5/14/08, Anthony Judge <anthony.judge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Michel
>>
>> Given your systems interests, I thought you might be interested in the
>> following draft paper:
>>
>> Polyhedral Empowerment of Networks through Symmetry
>> Psycho-social implications for organization and global governance
>> http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/docs00s/polynet.php
>>
>> Contents are:
>>
>> Context
>> Challenge of network connectivity and networking efficiencies
>> Polyhedral approaches to social network analysis
>> Polyhedral networks: designing for robustness and survivability
>> Epistemic networks, simplicial complexes and polyhedra
>> Polyhedral dynamics and Q-analysis
>> Polyhedral theory
>> Polyhedral computing: optimizing responses to complexity
>> Polyhedral design of computer memory utilization processes
>> Polyhedral databases: operational significance
>> Polyhedral patterns: representation of complex numerical abstractions
>> Polyhedral networks: strategic significance
>> Polyhedral relationship networks?
>> Polyhedra-based sense of identity?
>>
>> The paper is associated with three others to which reference is made
>> under the title:
>>
>> Towards Polyhedral Global Governance: complexifying oversimplistic
>> strategic metaphors (2008),
>> Polyhedral Pattern Language: software facilitation of emergence,
>> representation and transformation of psycho-social organization (2008)
>> and
>> Configuring Global Governance Groups: experimental visualization of
>> possible integrative relationships (2008).
>>
>> The last is still in a draft stage.
>>
>> Given my consideravble ignorance of the topics that I have reviewed in
>> the paper, any sharp comments
>> on errors would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Tony
>
>
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