EXPLANATION, PREDICTION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS: A SOCIAL CYBERNETIC ANALYSIS OF ETHNIC TENSIONS IN NATIONAL SOCIETIES (Part 2)

The second part of this paper briefly discusses the nature of analysis for problem-solving and verifiable predictive inferences based on the multi-loop model. Themes of empirical research and validation are outlined in this context. Cybernetic model of the dynamics of ethnic tensions is briefly illustrated with reference to the problem of Hindu-Sikh tensions in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Examples of predictive inferences are given.