Modeling complexity: a French history and its prospects

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Le Moigne, Jean-Louis

Affiliations: Université de Droit, d'Economie et des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

Abstract: The French-speaking scientific community which contributes to the contemporary development of systemics perceives itself almost simultaneously with a superiority and an inferiority complex. This is a paradoxical situation which might be interesting to discuss in order to identify in this history-lade tension a few main trends; secondarily, this article also might enrich our collective understanding of systemics, whether it be French, English, German, or any other.

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1981-2303

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 143-155, 1981