### Interactions and coupling dynamics **My first research strand conceptualises coupling and interactions within complex networks.** Drawing on a series of co-authored studies, I investigate the many faces of coupling (from weak to strong) and show how coupling is the very condition for a network’s existence (a network without links is simply “decoupled”). My work also highlights the multifaceted, reciprocal nature of interactions (linear, circular, bottom-up and top-down) across domains ranging from digital transformation to ancient economic history and today’s digital ecosystems. --- ### Temporality & co-evolution dynamics **My second research strand focuses on temporality and co-evolution in complex networks.** I examine how multiplex and multi-level networks evolve over time, exploring the ways digital transformation, complex adaptive systems and misalignment phenomena shape the joint trajectories of actors and artefacts. --- ### Dark sides of complex networks **My third research strand explores the limits and dark sides of complex networks.** This line of inquiry addresses the _digital-first_ paradigm and emerging forms of digital alienation, the intertwining of cognitive and sociotechnical biases, the spread of conspiracy theories and the legitimacy discourses surrounding artificial intelligence. It reveals how shadow zones emerge within highly complex, interconnected structures; for example, how feedback loops in online spaces intensify polarisation and amplify extreme content, or how pervasive digital technologies foster new kinds of alienation. For more details, see my CV: [[Jean-Loup Richet#Recent refereed journal articles]]