%0 Journal Article %1 Modelski:1996 %A Modelski, George %D 1996 %I Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The International Studies Association %J International Studies Quarterly %K evolution ir long-cycle long-term theory %N 3 %P 321--342 %T Evolutionary Paradigm for Global Politics %V 40 %X The evolutionary paradigm for global politics here presented consists of four key propositions: (1) The global political system is a population of policies or strategies; (2) global politics constitutes a complex system that evolves in specifiable conditions; (3) accounting for global political evolution is a four-phased learning process whose key operators are variation (innovation), cooperation, selection, and reinforcement; and (4) global politics coevolves with global economics, community, and opinion et cetera. The evolutionary paradigm sheds light on two processes in particular: the formation of institutions at the global level, and the rise and decline of world powers (the long cycle).

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