The Social Evolution of World Politics

The Social Evolution of World Politics

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How can we understand long-term change in world politics better? Based on readings of thinkers as diverse as Habermas, Foucault and Luhmann, the authors of this book propose a framework for understanding such change in terms of social evolution. They show that processes of social learning and unlear...

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Main Author: Albert, Mathias (auth)
Other Authors: Brunkhorst, Hauke (auth), Neumann, Iver B. (auth), Stetter, Stephan (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2023
Series:Edition Politik
Subjects:
International relations
Globalization
Political science & theory
World Politics
International Relations
Social Evolution
World Society
Politics
Political Theory
Political System
Political Science
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Summary:How can we understand long-term change in world politics better? Based on readings of thinkers as diverse as Habermas, Foucault and Luhmann, the authors of this book propose a framework for understanding such change in terms of social evolution. They show that processes of social learning and unlearning are key to understanding the long-term historical evolution of complex societies, and propose to approach these with the core concepts of autonomization, hierarchical complexity, and co-evolution. Three case studies illustrate this social evolutionary perspective to the study of world politics, examining the evolution of forms of organizing political authority, of conflicts, of diplomacy, of law as boundary condition.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (168 p.)
ISBN:9783839465271
9783837665277
Access:Open Access

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