Springer Social Sciences

by Michael Ben-Avie (Editor), Yossi Ives (Editor), Kate Loewenthal (Editor)
Addresses social issues from a psychological perspective, yet draws upon Jewish wisdom and ideas to better address critical social challenges
Includes evidence-based interventions with demonstrated impact on children, adults, families, communities and society
Focuses on Jewish social values to address pressing contemporary problems

Hierarchy is a form of organisation of complex systems that rely on or produce a strong differentiation in capacity (power and size) between the parts of the system. It is frequently observed within the natural living world as well as in social institutions. According to the authors, hierarchy results from random processes, follows an intentional design, or is the result of the organisation which ensures an optimal circulation of energy for information.
This book reviews ancient and modern representations and explanations of hierarchies, and compares their relevance in a variety of fields, such as language, societies, cities, and living species. It throws light on concepts and models such as scaling laws, fractals and self-organisation that are fundamental in the dynamics and morphology of complex systems.

Editors: Luetge, Christoph, Mukerji, Nikil (Eds.)
The first standard reference handbook on order ethics in the English language
Written by leading experts in the field
Provides both a concise introduction to order ethics and a comprehensive overview of the order-ethical paradigm

Hierarchy is a form of organisation of complex systems that rely on or produce a strong differentiation in capacity (power and size) between the parts of the system. It is frequently observed

This monograph presents methods for full comparative distributional analysis based on the relative distribution.