A value sensitive ABM of the refugee crisis in The Netherlands

Ross Gore; Phillip Wozny; Frank P.M. Dignum; F. Leron Shults; Christine  Boshuijzen-van Burken; Lamber Royakkers

doi:10.23919/SpringSim.2019.8732867

A value sensitive ABM of the refugee crisis in The Netherlands

Ross Gore, Phillip Wozny, Frank P.M. Dignum, F. Leron Shults, Christine Boshuijzen-van Burken, Lamber Royakkers

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Abstract

We develop an agent based model to characterize the wellbeing of newcomers (i.e. asylum seeking refugees) in the context of asylum logistics using Schwartz's theory of values. The model produces recommendations for decision-makers with respect to avoiding catastrophic outcomes and maximizing best case outcomes. We conduct analysis to show that while a relatively simple set of conditions is necessary to avoid catastrophic outcomes, these conditions are insufficient to maximize the best case outcomes. Furthermore, the conditions that maximize one best case outcome do so at the expense of another. The result is a platform for decision-makers to understand tradeoffs in policies for government and non-government organizations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5108-8388-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/SpringSim.2019.8732867
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2019
Event	2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019 - Tucson, United States Duration: 29 Apr 2019 → 2 May 2019

Publication series

Name	Simulation Series
Number	1
Volume	51
ISSN (Print)	0735-9276

Conference

Conference	2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tucson
Period	29/04/19 → 2/05/19

Funding

This work is part of the research program Responsible Innovation with project number MVI.16.011, which is (partly) financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Keywords

Agent-based model
Humanitarian logistics
Refugees
Schwartz values
Simulation and policy

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Gore, R., Wozny, P., Dignum, F. P. M., Shults, F. L., Boshuijzen-van Burken, C., & Royakkers, L. (2019). A value sensitive ABM of the refugee crisis in The Netherlands. In 2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019 Article 8732867 (Simulation Series; Vol. 51, No. 1). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.23919/SpringSim.2019.8732867

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Gore, R, Wozny, P, Dignum, FPM, Shults, FL, Boshuijzen-van Burken, C & Royakkers, L 2019, A value sensitive ABM of the refugee crisis in The Netherlands. in 2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019., 8732867, Simulation Series, no. 1, vol. 51, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019, Tucson, United States, 29/04/19. https://doi.org/10.23919/SpringSim.2019.8732867

A value sensitive ABM of the refugee crisis in The Netherlands. / Gore, Ross; Wozny, Phillip; Dignum, Frank P.M. et al.
2019 Spring Simulation Conference, SpringSim 2019. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. 8732867 (Simulation Series; Vol. 51, No. 1).

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