{\small This paper presents some aspects of our studies of the
conceptual and implementation relationships between Object-Based
Concurrent Programming\index{object-based concurrent programming}
(OBCP\index{OBCP}) and Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI).  The
basic argument of this paper is that to implement DAI systems we
should find complementary relations between the theory of social
organization chosen for DAI problem-solving and the theory of modeling
and implementation used for system construction.  To clarify the
nature of this relationship, we draw on a number of socially-motivated
DAI experiments. The underlying social theories used in these
experiments were derived from symbolic interactionism, while modeling
and implementation theories had roots in OBCP. Starting from these
experiments, we continue on to discuss the relevance of OBCP as a
basis to construct DAI systems. We then discuss how to enhance OBCP to
better provide multi-layered OBCP/DAI architectures. While this
research is preliminary, we expect it to help clarifying the
foundations\index{DAI platforms, foundations} and the design of future
DAI platforms.}