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This paper proposes an agent-based simulation model approach as one theoretical and methodological approach which helps derive knowledge that refers to the mechanisms and functions of social networks as a means of social capital production and dissemination. The approach is embedded in an empirical case study of two Austrian regions where a social project on enhancing well-being has been conducted. The data obtained from the simulation models are thus semi-empirical and semi-simulated. The primary aim of the paper is to investigate the selection processes of agents of different types and the linkage processes between them.
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Koch, A. (2019). A Simulation Model Perspective on Social Capital. In: Misra, S., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2019. ICCSA 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11621. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_24
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