Domestic sources of global change
By: Zeev Maoz.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: International relations.; World politics.; Political science.; Peaceful change (International relations); Social change.
Description: In Domestic Sources of Global Change, Zeev Maoz looks at the relationship between domestic and international political processes at various stages of the life cycles of states. It considers how the way in which a state acquires independence affects its involvement in international conflict. It explores the relationship between domestic political change and a state's involvement in international conflicts. Maoz discusses how changes in the international environment of states affect their strategic behavior.

Finally, the book considers both the internal and international determinants of domestic regime change. The study combines explanations using systemic, regional, and national factors to explain international behavior.

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Maoz argues that intimate links exist between domestic political processes and international processes.

By comparing three perspectives on global change - the systemic, which focuses on aspects of the international system that are beyond the control of states; the regional, which looks at the impact of characteristics of the region in which a state is located; and the national, which focuses on domestic political forces - the study shows how each of these perspectives offers important insights into the evolution of international relations.

In focusing on major issues in international relations theory, Domestic Sources of Global Change will be of interest to students of comparative politics, international politics, and international conflict.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Political development and global change : a theoretical overview; title: Global change and the rise of modern states; title: State formation and international conflict; title: Domestic political change and international conflict; title: Environmental change and strategic behavior of states; title: Internal and external determinants of regime change; title: Domestic and international change : the interface between domestic and international processes.