Networked Politics: Agency, Power, and GovernanceMiles Kahler The concept of network has emerged as an intellectual centerpiece for our era. Network analysis also occupies a growing place in many of the social sciences. In international relations, however, network has too often remained a metaphor rather than a powerful theoretical perspective. In Networked Politics, a team of political scientists investigates networks in important sectors of international relations, including human rights, security agreements, terrorist and criminal groups, international inequality, and governance of the Internet. They treat networks as either structures that shape behavior or important collective actors. In their hands, familiar concepts, such as structure, power, and governance, are awarded new meaning. Contributors: Peter Cowhey, University of California, San Diego; Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, University of Cambridge and Sidney Sussex College; |
Contents
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Networks as Structure International and Domestic Consequences | 21 |
Globalization and the Social Power Politics of International Economic Networks | 23 |
Constitutional Networks | 43 |
Networks and Collective Action | 65 |
Cutting the Diamond NETWORKING ECONOMIC JUSTICE | 67 |
Turning to the Dark Side COORDINATION EXCHANGE AND LEARNING IN CRIMINAL NETWORKS | 79 |
Collective Action and Clandestine Networks THE CASE OF AL QAEDA | 103 |
The Politics of Networks INTERESTS POWER AND HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS | 127 |
The Politics and Power of Networks THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS | 151 |
Networks and International Governance | 171 |
Delegation Networks and Internet Governance | 173 |
Varieties of Cooperation GOVERNMENT NETWORKS IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY | 194 |
The Power of Networks in International Politics | 228 |
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