Massively parallel globalization
Subtitle: experiments in self-organization and world politics
By: David C. Earnest
Series: SUNY series, James N. Rosenau series in global politics
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781438456614; 9781438456621
Subjects: Political sociology; Social networks; Political aspects; Globalization; World politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The gyre : rethinking systems in world politics; title: Agents and networks : complex social systems and theories of world politics; title: The advantage of size : why large groups solve coordination problems better than small ones; title: Dividing the pie : how complex networks learn to solve distributive conflicts; title: Cows grow trees, nets grow fish : how social networks manage the commons; title: Too big to compromise : did ten banks block reform during the great recession?; title: Nets of insecurity : trade networks, cascading failures and economic; title: Conclusions : self-organization in world politics.