The social evolution of international politics

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tang, Shiping, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy--History.

Political science.

Political sociology.

Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The Social Evolution of International Politics' critically engages with all the key grand theories of international politics and provides interesting solutions to some of the 'great debates' between those theories, from realism and neoliberalism, to the English School and constructivism.

Contents:

Part I. Preparing the ground. Introduction: why an evolutionary approach toward IR?

1. From biological evolution to social evolution

Part II. The systematic transformation of international politics. 2. Paradise Lost and paradigm gained: the making of the offensive realism world

3. From Mearsheimer to Jervis

4. A more rule-based international system unfolding

Part III. Implications and conclusion. 5. International politics as an evolutionary system.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2013).