Earnest, David C.,

Massively parallel globalization : explorations in self-organization and world politics / David C. Earnest. - xiv, 276 pages ; 24 cm. - SUNY series, James N. Rosenau series in global politics. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The gyre : rethinking systems in world politics -- Agents and networks : complex social systems and theories of world politics -- The advantage of size : why large groups solve coordination problems better than small ones -- Dividing the pie : how complex networks learn to solve distributive conflicts -- Cows grow trees, nets grow fish : how social networks manage the commons -- Too big to compromise : did ten banks block reform during the great recession? -- Nets of insecurity : trade networks, cascading failures and economic -- Conclusions : self-organization in world politics.

9781438456607 : US$31.39


Political sociology.
Social networks--Political aspects.
Globalization--Political aspects.
World politics--21st century.

JA76 / .E28 2015