How Can The Study Of Hierarchy/Heterarchy Influence The Future? – Analysis
How new information changes theories. Hierarchies are a familiar form of human organization where individuals and groups of high social
Read more
Author: Carole Crumley
Professor of anthropology (emerita) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carole Crumley is a founding scientist of the research strategy termed historical ecology. Her key concept of heterarchy is now applied to studies of societal and environmental change. She is the director of the Integrated History and Future of People on Earth (IHOPE) initiative, a global network of researchers based at Sweden's Uppsala University that unites the biophysical and social sciences and community voices to build a livable future.
Articles by Carole Crumley :
How We Distribute Power Will Influence Our Future – Analysis
As we head into a future shaped by climate change, we must find ways to stabilize societies and reduce conflict.
Read more
The Central Role Of Collaboration And Trust In Human Societies – Analysis
The concept of heterarchy has joined a developing paradigm shift in the social sciences. How do we organize elements in
Read more
Rethinking Rank And Privilege In Human Societies – Analysis
By applying a concept widely used in mathematics and computer science, Carole Crumley has radically changed the way anthropologists see
Read more