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July 16, 2015

[SSJ: 9035] new book: World Politics at the Edge of Chaos (SUNY Press, 2015)

From: Emilian Kavalski
Date: 2015/07/16

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to the publication of the volume "World Politics at the Edge of Chaos:
Reflections on Complexity and Global Life" (State University of New York Press, 2015; http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6048-world-politics-at-the-e
dge-of-c.aspx).

Summary: This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the inroads made by Complexity Thinking approaches and ideas in the study and practice of world politics.
Why are policymakers, scholars, and the general public so surprised when the world turns out to be unpredictable? World Politics at the Edge of Chaos suggests that the study of international politics needs new forms of knowledge to respond to emerging challenges such as the interconnectedness between local and transnational realities; between markets, migration, and social movements; and between pandemics, a looming energy crisis, and climate change. Asserting that Complexity Thinking (CT) provides a much-needed lens for interpreting these challenges, the contributors offer a parallel assessment of the impact of CT to anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric
(post-human) International Relations. Using this perspective, the result should be less surprise when confronting the dynamism of a fragile and unpredictable global life.

Cordially,
emilian
Emilian Kavalski
Associate Professor of Global Studies
Institute for Social Justice | Australian Catholic University Level 13, Tenison Woods House , 8-20 Napier Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 Postal Address: PO Box 968, North Sydney, NSW 2059
E: emilian.kavalski@acu.edu.au | T: + 61 2 9739 2730
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http://isj.acu.edu.au/people/associate-professor-emilia
n-kavalski/
Book Series Editor of 'Rethinking Asia and International Relations' [http://www.ashgate.com/RAIR]

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