Networks of Nations
The Evolution, Structure, and Impact of International Networks, 1816–2001

AUTHOR: Zeev Maoz



In this book, Zeev Maoz offers a new theory of networked international politics. 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 on the study of international relations as a system of interrelated networks that co-evolve and interact with one another.

• The first book-length Social Networks Analytic (SNA) study of international relations
• Offers a comprehensive theory linking conflict networks to cooperative networks
• Develops and tests new models of international relations, develops new concepts in SNA and generates novel insights about patterns of international connectivities

Table of Contents

Part I. What Are International Networks?:
1. Social networks analysis and the study of world politics
2. Fundamental issues in social networks analysis – concepts, measures, methods
3. The network structure of the international system, 1816–2001
4. Security egonets: strategic reference groups and the microfoundations of national security policy

Part II. The Formation of International Networks – Theory and Evidence:
5. Networked international politics: a theory of network formation and evolution
6. Testing the theory of international network formation
7. Nations in networks: prestige, status-inconsistency, influence, and conflict

Part III. The Implications of the Theory of International Network Formation:
8. Democratic networks: resolving the democratic peace puzzle
9. Interdependence and international conflict: the consequences of strategic and economic networks
10. Evolution and change in the world system: a structural analysis of dependence, growth, and conflict in a class society
11. An international system of networks: interdependence, polarization, balance, and international stability
12. The network analysis of international politics: insights and evidence.



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