TY - BOOK ID - 77714670 TI - Networks of nations : the evolution, structure, and impact of International Networks, 1816-2001 PY - 2011 SN - 9780521198448 9780521124577 9780511762659 9780511992544 0511992548 0511762658 9780511988752 0511988753 0521198445 0521124573 1107215129 9781107215122 0511993765 9780511993763 1282967258 9781282967250 9786612967252 6612967250 0511991568 9780511991561 0511986955 9780511986956 051199057X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - International cooperation KW - World politics KW - 327.0 KW - 334.0 KW - 341.10 KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - Cooperation, International KW - Global governance KW - Institutions, International KW - Interdependence of nations KW - International institutions KW - World order KW - Cooperation KW - International relations KW - International organization KW - History KW - Internationale politiek: algemeenheden KW - Algemene theorieën en beginselen KW - Internationale organisatie: algemeenheden KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77714670 AB - 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. ER -