[p2p-research] Of possible interest?

[Michel Bauwens]

the explanation may be that Tony is not an academic and is only adding
significant references to show the aspect he is trying to highlight,

Michel

On 5/14/08, Paul B. Hartzog <paulbhartzog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 In "net-centric warfare" they do not cite anything from the large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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