"The world that we live in is complex, and full of problems, such as runaway
deficits, crumbling infrastructure, spreading computer networks, etc. Yet these
problems, and many others, share something basic in common that offers hope for
approaches that could shed light on all of them at once; for all of them are
problems of COMPLEX SYSTEMS; and there now exist some general principles for the
analysis of complex systems, of what they have in common. These principles of
'systems physics' are sometimes labeled, after their chief expounder, Dr. Arthur
S. Iberall, 'Iberallian comparative physics'; but he himself calls them 'homeokinesis.'"
"In terms of recent issues in political science, homeokinesis can be used to
address problems of contemporary political management, e.g. consequences of
zeroing out various national research budget vs. consequences of accelerating
the research effort in critical areas."
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