Three Paradigms for Modeling Evolution of Complex Societies (cont’d)
(3) Role of Agent and Agency in Evolution of Societies
“… the formal, functional, and dynamic properties of the state are outcomes of the often conflictive interaction of social actors with separate agendas, both within and outside the official structure of the decision-making institution” (Blanton 1998, p. 140)
“The organizational forms of Mesopotamian complex societies emerged through the dynamic interaction of partly competing, partly cooperating groups or institutional spheres and different levels of social inclusiveness”