1. Introduction; 2. System, state, and citizen; 3. System, process, and evidence; 4. Systems in historic perspective; 5. Conclusions and implications.
The first book to describe and test a fully systemic theory of international politics using statistics and diplomatic history.
Bear F. Braumoeller is a political scientist and an Associate Professor at Ohio State University. He has previously held faculty positions at Harvard University and the University of Illinois. His research lies at the intersection of international security, statistics and diplomatic history and in particular on translating the nuanced and contextual arguments of students of world politics into new statistical methods for political scientists. His work has been published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, Political Analysis and International Studies Quarterly.
"Braumoeller presents the first logically sound and empirically
tested systemic theory of international relations. He challenges
systemic theorists such as Waltz and Wendt and combines rigorous
theory, historical analysis, and statistical testing in one
coherent package. He engages a wide range of literatures and
debates, from the agent-structure debate to computational systems
theory to the historical legacy of the Congress of Vienna, all with
keen intelligence and even wit." Andrew Kydd, University of
Wisconsin
"Neither structural theories nor agent-based theories can
adequately account for the fact that the system influences the
behavior of states and states act to shape the system. Through
rigorous theorizing, sophisticated statistical tests, and
historical case studies, Braumoeller explains these reciprocal
dynamics, and in the process transcends existing theoretical
debates. This is systemic theory at its best. It deserves the
fullest attention of all serious international relations scholars."
Jack S. Levy, Board of Governors' Professor, Rutgers University
"Bear F. Braumoeller's The Great Powers and the International
System: Systemic Theory in Empirical Perspective accomplishes what
no other scholarly work has effectively done by bridging the
agent-structure gap and arguing for a truly systemic theory of
international relations." Michael Cairo, Transylvania University,
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