Purshouse, R.C. orcid.org/0000-0001-5880-1925, Buckley, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-8430-0347 and Brennan, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-1025-312X (2024) Commentary on Antosz et al. (2023): The role of macro-micro-macro frameworks and critical realism in agent-based modelling. Environmental Modelling & Software, 173. 105959. ISSN: 1364-8152
Abstract
Antosz and colleagues’ review of the role of theory in agent-based modelling (ABM) makes important recommendations for modelling practitioners. However, macro-micro-macro frameworks are not necessarily as reliant on existing theory as the review suggests. Adopting a critical realist perspective to ABM design would help to deliver the recommendations, within which macro-micro-macro frameworks can play an important enabling role.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 Elsevier Ltd. |
| Keywords: | Agent-based modelling; Complex systems; Critical realism; Macro-micro-macro frameworks; Model discovery |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (Sheffield) |
| Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1R01AA024443-01A1 |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2025 12:04 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2025 12:04 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.105959 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:232875 |

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