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Turmoil and Order in Regional International Politics by William R. Thompson; Thomas J. Volgy is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Turmoil and Order in Regional International Politics about?

This edited book complements and follows up on the book, Thompson and Volgy et al,  Regions, Power and Conflict: Constrained Capabilities, Hierarchy, and Rivalry .  It is predicated in part on the paucity of published material available on comparing regional international politics. Monadic, dyadic, and systemic approaches all have their uses and have been exploited extensively. The same cannot be said about comparative regional analysis.  The premise is that a great deal of international politics takes place within regional parameters.  Most states simply lack the capability or interest in devoting many resources to extra-regional affairs. Yet each region is distinctive.  In some, military coups remain common while they have died out as a form of political practice in others.  A few have been highly conflictual and then become more pacific, while others persist in their conflict intensity.  Some have powerful neighbors with intervention tendencies, while others are surrounded by relatively weak states. Some are rich; others are poor. The point is that regions, all with proper names, have attributes that can be harnessed through comparison to explain why regional behavior differs gr

Who reads Turmoil and Order in Regional International Politics?

Author

William R. Thompson; Thomas J. Volgy

Publisher

Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd Fka Springer Science + Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9789819905577

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Social_sciences