Emergent Actors in World Politics : How States and Nations Develop and Dissolve
Lars-Erik Cederman (Author)
1 online resource (278 pages).
9780691218038, 069121803X
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Cover Page
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Modeling Actors in World Politics
Introduction
Defining the State and the Nation
From Reification to Emergence
An Overview of the Literature
Why Models Are Needed
Why Current Models Will Not Do the Trick
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Toward Richer Models
Introduction
The Problem of Historical Contingency
The Problem of Methodological Individualism and Materialism The Complex Adaptive Systems Approach
An Introduction to the Models
Chapter 4. Emergent Polarity
Introduction
Power Politics and Emergent Polarity
A Nontechnical Overview
Technical Specification
The Impact of Predation and Defense: Hegemonic Takeoff
The Impact of Defensive Alliances: Regional Balancing
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Extending the Emergent Polarity Model
Introduction
Simplifying the Alliance Mechanism: Power Balancing
Strategic Adaptation
Proportional Resource Allocation
Two-Level Action
An Example of Geopolitical Overextension Chapter 6. Modeling Nationalism
Introduction
A Taxonomy of Nations and States
Three Types of Nationalism
Nationalist Mobilization and Coordination
Chapter 7. Nationalist Mobilization
Introduction
Modeling Political Mobilization
Modeling Collective Action
Historical Illustrations
Conclusion
Appendix
Chapter 8. Nationalist Coordination
Introduction
An Ecological Model of Nationality Formation
Technical Specification
Simulation Results
Nationalist Coordination and the Formation of Yugoslavia
Conclusion Chapter 9. Conclusions for Theory and Policy
Substantive Findings
Closing the Metatheoretical Gap
Consequences for Policy
Bibliography
Index
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