![]() The NetLogo language itself is a lisp-y agent-based language that can take some getting used to as it contains some unique concepts like “self” and “myself”. The GUI provides graphic representations of the model being built and run, as well as providing ways to easily plot data generated by the model, create buttons to “setup” or run (“go”) the model, and other features. The general framework is that the “observer” manipulates “turtles” (agents), “patches” (space/territory), and “links” (relationships between turtles or patches to each other) through time (“ticks”). NetLogo is an environment for doing agent-based modeling and simulation. ![]() I decided it would be a fun way to try and learn more about agent-based modeling by implementing in NetLogo, a popular piece of software for Agent-Based modeling and simulation. The Metaethnic Frontier theory is proposed to model the geopolitical dynamics of competing polities, with special attention paid to the sociological concept of Asabiya and several assumptions based on previous work. In one of his early books on Cliodynamics, Historical Dynamics, Turchin lays out details of varous models he uses to try and understand how societies function and evolve. Building on work by Jack Goldstone, Professor Turchin has proposed various models to explain “historical dynamics” as part of the study he calls Cliodynamics. In his approach to history he attempts to capture historical trends and patterns by leveraging data on expired agrarian societies and even adjusting his theories to attempt to encompass more modern industrial societies. Peter Turchin is a Quantitative Biologist turned Quantitative Historian. Implementing Turchin's Metaethnic Frontier Theory With NetLogo Intro
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