Russia and Latin America: From Nation-State to Society of States [electronic resource] /
Astrada, Marvin L.author.
Martín, Félix E.author.
Today, extensive interconnected global processes provide non-state actors with a degree of agency that a 'System of States' paradigm cannot account for alone. Using Russia-Latin America relations as a case study and applying a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective, this work explores alternative international mechanisms of order and organization.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Mapping Complex Cooperative Networks: Society in International Organization; Society, complexity, networks and Russia-Latin America relations; A systems approach to international society and organization; Agents, CCNs, and international organizations; Conclusion; 2 Globalization, International Organization and the Rise of a Society of States; CCNs: adaptive learning and international order; Components of CCNs: dynamics and implications; Challenging the system of states paradigm
System and society: utterly antithetical paradigms?3 Exploring the Emergent State-Society Synthesis: Russia-Latin America Relations; The Cold War, the USSR, and Russia; Soviet political ideology and foreign policy objectives; Russian foreign policy and Latin America; 4 Building Complexity: Select Case Studies of CCNs-Russia and Latin America; Mexico; Colombia; Venezuela; Cuba; Nicaragua; Bolivia; Brazil; Ecuador; 5 Concluding Thoughts on CCNs in Russia-Latin America Relations; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Today, extensive interconnected global processes provide non-state actors with a degree of agency that a 'System of States' paradigm cannot account for alone. Using Russia-Latin America relations as a case study and applying a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective, this work explores alternative international mechanisms of order and organization.
International organization.
International relations.
Globalization.
Political science.
World politics.
International Organization.
International Relations.
Globalization.
Political Science.
Political History.