The Dutch Systems Group, or ''Netherlands Society for Systems Research'' or ''Systeemgroep Nederland'', is a society in the Netherlands for
systems theory
Systems theory is the interdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or human-made. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, defined by its structu ...
, and its applications. Systems theoretical problems the society focuses on are, for example evolution, innovation, selection, variation, translation, participation and methodological innovation.
Overview
The Dutch Systems Group was initiated by
Albert Hanken and
Gerard de Zeeuw and others in 1970. The activities of the Dutch Systems Group, according to de Zeeuw (2006), made an important contribution to the introduction of the area of
systems studies in the Netherlands. Other early participant have been
Felix Geyer,
Henk Koppelaar,
Ton de Leeuw and
Geert Jan Olsder
Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong ...
.
In the beginning of the 1980s the Dutch Systems Group cofounded the
International Federation for Systems Research The International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) is an international federation for global and local societies in the field of systems science. This federation is a non-profit, scientific and educational agency founded in 1980, and constitu ...
together with the international American based
Society for General Systems Research and the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies.
During the 1970s the Dutch Systems Group published the refereed journal
Systemica, edited by
Ranulph Glanville and
Gerard de Zeeuw.
Since the 1980s the Dutch systems group has held more than 18 conferences on systems science in Amsterdam. Together with the IFSR they organised biannual International Conferences.
The current president is
Loet Leydesdorff, and previous presidents were
Gerrit Broekstra
Gerrit Broekstra (born 1 August 1941, Alkmaar, Netherlands), is a Dutch scientist and professor in the field of organization behavior and systems sciences at the Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, Northwestern University, Chicago, and Nyenrode B ...
for 8 years and
Gerard de Zeeuw.
Annals of Systems Research
From 1971 until 1978 the Dutch Systems Group published the ''Annals of Systems Research''. This journal published "original papers in the field of general systems research, both of a mathematical and non-mathematical nature. Research reports on special subjects which are of importance for the general development of systems research activity as a whole are acceptable for publication".
Journals Related to Cybernetics
by the American Society for Cybernetics
The American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) is an American non-profit scholastic organization for the advancement of cybernetics as a science , a discipline, a meta-discipline and the promotion of cybernetics as basis for an interdisciplinary disc ...
. Retrieved 9 June 2008. The journal was edited by Bob van Rootselaar.
References
External links
Homepage
Dutch Systems Group (in Dutch)
{{authority control
Organizations established in 1970
Systems science societies
1970 establishments in the Netherlands
Learned societies of the Netherlands