Handling Societal Complexity : A Study of the Theory of the Methodology of Societal Complexity and the COMPRAM Methodology

Introduction -- Design of the Study -- Complex Societal Problems -- Human Problem Handling -- Group Decision Support Systems -- Methodological Demands for Handling Complex Societal Problems -- The Compram Methodology: A Methodology for Policy Making on Complex Societal Problems -- Global Safety and Healthcare: The HIV/Aids Problem -- Global Safety and Sustainable Development -- Global Safety and Economy: The Credit Crisis -- Global Safety and Climate Change -- Global Safety, Terrorism and Large City Problems -- Implementation, Ethical Aspects, Validation and Testing of Complex Societal Methodologies -- Policymaking and Summary.