| Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, Vol. 12, Iss. 1, Jan, 2008, pp. 1-2 @2008 Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences Civilization in Spite of Ourselves Abstract: Welcome to the special issue, Dynamics of Civilizations.
This issue was not planned in the usual sense. Rather it
self-organized beginning with a cluster of articles that
arrived in the editorial office in finished form around the same
time. The Editorial Board then issued a call for papers on
relatively short notice to complete a special issue.
Our authors were ready with three topic areas:
spatial distribution of settlements, human ecology,
and authoritarian behavior. We should take a few
moments to consider the broader implications of each area. |