TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maoz,Zeev
TI  - Networks of Nations: The Evolution, Structure, and Impact of International Networks, 1816–2001 
T2  - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
SN  - 9780511762659 (ebook)
AV  - JZ1318 .M3545 2011
U1  - 341.209 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - Maoz views the evolution of international relations over the last two centuries as a set of interacting, cooperative and conflicting networks of states. The networks that emerged are the result of national choice processes about forming or breaking ties with other states. States are constantly concerned with their security and survival in an anarchic world. Their security concerns stem from their external environment and their past conflicts. Because many of them cannot ensure their security by their own power, they need allies to balance against a hostile international environment. The alliance choices made by states define the structure of security cooperation networks and spill over into other cooperative networks, including trade and institutions. Maoz tests his theory by applying social networks analysis (SNA) methods to international relations. He offers a novel perspective as a system of interrelated networks that co-evolve and interact with one another
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762659
ER  -