Regarding integrating theories

[Otamio]

This is a question regarding to theoretic differences. It is clear that macro theories and micro theories all have their unique advantages and disadvantages, how would your model incorporate the merits of both while evading their weaknesses?

[lmbett]

The approach gives you a way to analyze different scales of organization in the same system at once and see how much they are different (and where and for whom). Thus, one strategy is to ask whether you need a local model, besides a more aggregate, typically simpler one. The informational quantities tell you when you do, and HOW MUCH INFORMATION such as model must be (i.e. how complex).