There is an ambiguity in Amartya Sen's capability approach as to what constitutes an in-dividual's resources, conversion factors and valuable functionings. What we here call the\circularity problem" points to the fact that all three concepts seem to be mutually en-dogenous and interrelated. All...

We explore the idea of public policy from the perspective of evolutionary thinking. Thisinvolves paying attention to concepts like diversity, population, selection, innovation,coevolution, group selection, path-dependence and lock-in. We critically discuss the notion ofevolutionary progress. The...

Human social networks reshape continuously, as individuals forge new contacts while abandoning existing ones. Simultaneously, individuals adapt their behavior, leading to an intricate interplay been network evolution and behavior evolution. Here, we review a framework, called Active Linking,...