Tradition as a spatiotemporal process: The case of Swedish folk music

F._B. Mocnik

Abstract

Space and time both play a major role in the evolution of traditions. While it is known that processes at different scales guide the evolution of culture, it is not yet clear which structural factors promote the emergence and persistence of traditions. This paper argues that the principle of least effort is among the factors that foster traditions, but the principle needs to be accompanied by other local processes. The theoretical discussion is supplemented by an agent-based simulation, which illustrates some of these factors and allows to study their interaction.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	21st conference on Geo-information Science, AGILE 2018 : Geospatial technologies for all - Lund, Sweden Duration: 12 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018 https://agile-online.org/conference/conference-2018

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Conference	21st conference on Geo-information Science, AGILE 2018 : Geospatial technologies for all
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Lund
Period	12/06/18 → 15/06/18
Internet address	https://agile-online.org/conference/conference-2018

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Tradition as a spatiotemporal process: The case of Swedish folk music

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