Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Geografie --- International relations --- Nation-state. --- Newly independent states. --- World politics --- Sociale geografie --- Politieke Geografie. --- Philosophy.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The disappearance and formation of states and nations after the end of the Cold War have proved puzzling to both theorists and policymakers. Lars-Erik Cederman argues that this lack of conceptual preparation stems from two tendencies in conventional theorizing. First, the dominant focus on cohesive nation-states as the only actors of world politics obscures crucial differences between the state and the nation. Second, traditional theory usually treats these units as fixed. Cederman offers a fresh way of analyzing world politics: complex adaptive systems modeling. He provides a new series of models--not ones that rely on rational-choice, but rather computerized thought-experiments--that separate the state from the nation and incorporate these as emergent rather than preconceived actors. This theory of the emergent actor shifts attention away from the exclusively behavioral focus of conventional international relations theory toward a truly dynamic perspective that treats the actors of world politics as dependent rather than independent variables. Cederman illustrates that while structural realist predictions about unit-level invariance hold up under certain circumstances, they are heavily dependent on fierce power competition, which can result in unipolarity instead of the balance of power. He provides a thorough examination of the processes of nationalist mobilization and coordination in multi-ethnic states. Cederman states that such states' efforts to instill loyalty in their ethnically diverse populations may backfire, and that, moreover, if the revolutionary movement is culturally split, its identity becomes more inclusive as the power gap in the imperial center's favor increases.

Política mundial --- Estado nacional. --- Barth, Fredrik. --- Bremer, Stuart A. --- Calhoun, Craig. --- European integration. --- Gorbachev, Mikhail. --- Italy. --- Keohane, Robert O. --- Markov process. --- Soviet Union. --- Tilly, Charles. --- agency. --- anarchy. --- assimilation theories. --- bounded rationality. --- causation. --- combat rules. --- decolonization. --- democracy. --- empires. --- federalism. --- game theory. --- hegemonic takeoff. --- historical sociology. --- levels-of-analysis problem. --- logistic function. --- mobilization. --- multinational states. --- nation building. --- nuclear deterrence. --- positive feedback. --- positivism. --- prediction. --- reification. --- secession. --- state formation.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Does power sharing bring peace? Policymakers around the world seem to think so. Yet, while there are many successful examples of power sharing in multi-ethnic states, such as Switzerland, South Africa and Indonesia, other instances show that such arrangements offer no guarantee against violent conflict, including Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe and South Sudan. Given this mixed record, it is not surprising that scholars disagree as to whether power sharing actually reduces conflict. Based on systematic data and innovative methods, this book comes to a mostly positive conclusion by focusing on practices rather than merely formal institutions, studying power sharing's preventive effect, analyzing how power sharing is invoked in anticipation of conflict, and by showing that territorial power sharing can be effective if combined with inclusion at the center. The authors' findings demonstrate that power sharing is usually the best option to reduce and prevent civil conflict in divided states.

Power (Social sciences) --- Ethnic relations --- Peace-building. --- Civil war. --- Political aspects.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Political sociology --- Internal politics --- Polemology