Structural Integrity, Flexibility, and Timing: Introduction to a Special Issue on Resilience
David Pincus1, Adam W Kiefer2, Stephen J Guastello3
1Chapman University, Orange CA.
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences
|June 16, 2024
Summary
This special issue explores resilience across diverse systems, emphasizing flexible methods and integrative theory. Nonlinear dynamical systems theory offers a unified framework for understanding persistence, repair, and evolution in complex systems.
Area of Science:
- Resilience science
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Systems theory
Background:
- Resilience is a ubiquitous property of living and non-living systems.
- The broad applicability of resilience necessitates flexible approaches in research.
- Existing research often lacks a unified theoretical framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a special issue on resilience in Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences.
- To analyze contributing articles based on methodological flexibility and theoretical integrity.
- To propose nonlinear dynamical systems theory as a unifying framework for resilience science.
Main Methods:
- Review and synthesis of articles within the special issue.
- Analysis of flexibility in methods, models, scale, and context.
- Assessment of theoretical integrity regarding core resilience features.
Main Results:
- Articles demonstrate flexibility in approaches to studying resilience.
- A shared theoretical understanding of resilience is advanced through integrative concepts.
- Nonlinear dynamical systems theory is identified as a suitable framework for unifying resilience research.
Conclusions:
- A flexible and integrative approach is crucial for advancing resilience science.
- Nonlinear dynamical systems theory provides a robust foundation for understanding ubiquitous resilience.
- Future research should leverage this theory to build more resilient scientific understanding.
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