Systems, Relations, and the Structures of International Societies
€192.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781009355186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Donnelly |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 488 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.848 |
| Publishing Date | 02/11/2023 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €181.98 |
| Tax | €10.92 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €192.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
Inspired by recent work in evolutionary, developmental, and systems biology, Systems, Relations, and the Structures of International Societies sketches a robust conception of systems that grounds a new conception of levels (of organization, not merely analysis). Understanding international systems as multi-level multi-actor complex adaptive systems allows explanations of important features of the world that are inaccessible to dominant causal and rationalist explanatory strategies. It also develops a comprehensive critique of IR's dominant conception of systems and structures (narrow, rigid, and unfruitful); presents a novel conception of the interrelationship of the social production of continuities and the social production of change; and sketches models of spatio-political structure that cast new light on the development of international systems, including a distinctive account of the nature of globalization.