Modern Dilemmas – Understanding Collective Action in the 21st Century - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838207416 ISBN 13: 9783838207414

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Synopsis

Collective action problems are ubiquitous in situations involving human interactions and therefore lie at the heart of economy and political science. In one of the most salient statements on this topic, Elinor Ostrom, corecipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, claims that 'the theory of collective action is the central subject of political science.' The collection of essays presented in this timely volume targets the problem of collective action from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Its multidisciplinary approach makes it a valuable reading for students and scholars working in a number of different areas of study, such as political science, economy, political philosophy, public policies, comparative politics, and international relations.

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Review:

Kissane's perceptive overview indicates that the application of complexity thinking has important implications for the understanding of agency and structure in world affairs. At the same time, the analysis does not shy away from the challenging conceptual, methodological, and policy issues attending the complexification of international relations.--Dr. Emilian Kavalski, Australian Catholic University

This perceptive overview indicates that the application of complexity thinking has important implications for the understanding of agency and structure in world affairs. At the same time, the analysis does not shy away from the challenging conceptual, methodological, and policy issues of international relations.--Emilian Kavalski, Australian Catholic University

Beautifully written and argued, providing an excellent critical review of the realist paradigm in international relations and a novel argument to explain the dynamics of international politics.--Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This perceptive overview indicates that the application of complexity thinking has important implications for the understanding of agency and structure in world affairs. At the same time, the analysis does not shy away from the challenging conceptual, methodological, and policy issues of international relations.

--Emilian Kavalski, Australian Catholic University

Beautifully written and argued, providing an excellent critical review of the realist paradigm in international relations and a novel argument to explain the dynamics of international politics.

--Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This perceptive overview indicates that the application of complexity thinking has important implications for the understanding of agency and structure in world affairs. At the same time, the analysis does not shy away from the challenging conceptual, methodological, and policy issues of international relations.--Emilian Kavalski, Australian Catholic University

Beautifully written and argued, providing an excellent critical review of the realist paradigm in international relations and a novel argument to explain the dynamics of international politics.--Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

About the Author:

Dylan Kissane is director of graduate studies and professor of international politics at CEFAM in Lyon, France. He has published widely on chaotic and complex international politics, including the book Beyond Anarchy: The Complex and Chaotic Dynamics of International Politics and numerous peer-reviewed articles. Alexandru Volacu teaches at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA), Bucharest, and is editor of the Romanian Journal of Society and Politics. He is author of numerous academic articles in internationally indexed journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
• ISBN 10: 3838207416
• ISBN 13: 9783838207414
• Binding: Paperback