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 ==== What is CoCCoN? ==== ==== What is CoCCoN? ====
-CoCCoN is an interdisciplinary network supported through the [[https://​www.international.hu-berlin.de/​en/​international-profile/​strategic-partnerships-of-hu-berlin]strategic partnership] program between Princeton University and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. It provides ​a unique collaborative environment for research and exchange on the emergence +CoCCoN is an interdisciplinary network supported through the [[https://​www.international.hu-berlin.de/​en/​international-profile/​strategic-partnerships-of-hu-berlin ​strategic partnership]] program between Princeton University and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. It offers ​a unique collaborative environment for research and exchange on the emergence 
-of cooperation and collective cognition in human and animal systems. It includes ​scientists from such different fields+of cooperation and collective cognition in human and animal systems ​by bringing together ​scientists ​ from Princeton and HU Berlin ​from such different fields
 as biology, physics, psychology, social sciences, economics, and engineering,​ with both empirical and theoretical as biology, physics, psychology, social sciences, economics, and engineering,​ with both empirical and theoretical
-backgrounds ​from Princeton and HU Berlin+backgrounds. ​
  
 Our aim is to focus on two main questions: (1) the role of social interactions and interaction networks for dynamics of complex social, socio-economic and socio-ecologial systems, and (2) fundamental dynamics governing the spreading of behavior, so-called “behavioral contagion”,​ and its role in collective cognition. Specific attention will be paid to possible applications Our aim is to focus on two main questions: (1) the role of social interactions and interaction networks for dynamics of complex social, socio-economic and socio-ecologial systems, and (2) fundamental dynamics governing the spreading of behavior, so-called “behavioral contagion”,​ and its role in collective cognition. Specific attention will be paid to possible applications
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 collective risk perception in human and animal groups. ​ collective risk perception in human and animal groups. ​
  
-A core part of the network activity are interdisciplinary workshops and smaller scale individual research visits specifically aimed also at junior researchers (young graduate students, Master & PhD level). Which shall give students the opportunity to gather early experience in international collaboration,​ while working on self-determined projects. A special methodological focus of the network will be novel visualization methods for+A core part of the network activity are interdisciplinary workshops and smaller scale individual research visits specifically aimed also at junior researchers (young graduate students, Master & PhD level), which shall give students the opportunity to gather early experience in international collaboration,​ while working on self-determined projects. A special methodological focus of the network will be novel visualization methods for
 presentation and analysis of complex network data. presentation and analysis of complex network data.
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 +==== Research ====
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 +Within CoCCoN the following research topics are of particular interest: ​
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 +  * Social modulation of risk in animal and human systems
 +  * Emergent dynamics in adaptive network models of social dynamics ​
 +  * Cooperation and coalition formations
 +  * Behavioral contagion and social norms on networks
 +  * Collective decision making - role of interactions and informational correlations
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 +==== Activities ====
 +Past Activities:
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 +  * Workshop on Social Modulation of Risk, Princeton, May 14th-15th, 2017.
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 +  * CoCCoN Modeling Tutorial, Potsdam, November 16th-17th
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 +  * CoCCoN Meeting “Social Modulation of Risk & Collective Cognition",​ Berlin, November 16th - 19th, 2017 
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 +  * Princeton Workshop on Collective Behaviour, Social Media and Systemic Risk, August 16th-18th, 2018.
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 +  * HU internal CoCCoN Meeting, December 10th-11th, 2018. 
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 +  * CoCCoN Workshop in Princeton, January 28th - February 1st, 2019
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 +  * CoCCoN Workshop in Berlin, early July, 2019.
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 +Upcoming activities:
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