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Book SynopsisThe rate of social change has speeded up in the last three decades, but how do we explain this? This volume ventures what the generative mechanism is that produces such rapid change and discusses how this differs from late Modernity. Contributors examine if an intensification of morphogenesis (positive feedback that results in a change in social form) and a corresponding reduction in morphostasis (negative feedback that restores or reproduces the form of the social order) best captures the process involved. This volume resists proclaiming a new social formation as so many books written by empiricists have done by extrapolating from empirical data. Until we can convincingly demonstrate that a new generative mechanism is at work, it is premature to argue what accounts for the global changes that are taking place and where they will lead. More concisely we seek to answer the question whether or not current social change can be regarded as social morphogenesis. Only then, in the next volumes will the same team of authors be able to remove the question mark.Trade Review“Social Morphogenesis is the first volume in a series of books, edited by Margaret Archer, that seeks to develop an explanatory framework that can account for how the rate of social change has ‘speeded up’ in the last three decades. … I found each discussion incredibly valuable. The contributions made here have sharpened my understanding of morphogenesis as a meta-theory, which is providing the grounds for a sensible discussion on the future direction of society.” (Tom Brock, The Sociological Imagination, sociologicalimagination.org, March, 2015)“Margaret Archer's contribution to critical realism has been an important part of the recent progress of the field, and her theory of morphogenesis is key to this progress. Her recent volume, Social Morphogenesis, represents a rigorous and serious step forward in the project of articulating this theory as both a meta-theory for the social sciences and a potential contribution to sociological theory.” (Understanding Society, understandingsociety.blogspot.de, May, 2014)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Social Morphogenesis and the Prospects of Morphogenic Society; Margaret S. Archer.-PART I. SOCIAL CHANGE AS MORPHOGENESIS.- Chapter 2. Morphogenesis and Social Change; Douglas V. Porpora.- Chapter 3. The Morphogenetic Approach and the Idea of Morphogenetic Society. The Role of Regularities; Andrea M. Maccarini.- Chapter 4. Emergence and Morphognesis: Causal Reduction and Downward Causation; Tony Lawson.- Chapter 5 Morphogenesis, Continuity and Change in the International Political System; Colin Wight.- PART II. SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND THEIR RE-FORMATION.- Chapter 6. Self-Organization: What is it, What isn't it and What's it Got to Do with Morphogenesis; Kate Forbes-Pitt.- Chapter 7. Self-Organization as the Mechanism of Development and Evolution in Social Systems; Wolfgang Hofkirchner.- Chapter 8. Morphogenetic Society: Self-Government and Self-Organization as Misleading Metaphors; Maragaret S. Archer.- PART III. SOCIAL NETWORKS: LINKAGES OR BONDS.- Chapter 9. Network Analysis and Morphogenesis: A Neo-Structural Exploration and Illustration; Emmanuel Lazega.- Chapter 10. Authority's Hidden Networks: Obligations, Roles and the Morphogenesis of Authority; Ismael Al-Amoudi.- Chapter 11. Morphogenesis and Social Networks: Relational Steering not Mechanical Feedback; Pierpaolo Donati.-

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Section I: New Trend of Politics, Security, and External Strategies of Europe and Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 2: EU's Enlargement Perspectives and Its Security: Can New Member States and Possible Member States Contribute to Strengthening or Weakening EU's Security?.- Chapter 3: Small States, Shared Visions: The Role of Geopolitical Culture in Taiwan-Lithuania Relations (2021-2024).- Chapter 4: European Digital Diplomacy and the Sino-Philippine Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea.- Chapter 5: North Korean Nuclear Issue: Where We Stand and What Needs to Be Done for East Asian Security?.- Section II: China factor in regional politics.- Chapter 6: Uneasy Relations at a Challenging Time. Assessing Emerging Dynamics in EU-China Cooperation.- Chapter 7: Navigating The Indo-pacific Chessboard: Indonesia's Strategic Positioning in The Belt and Road Initiative Era.- Chapter 8: The Latin American and Peruvian side of the Indo-Pacific: the China factor and the EU's new agenda.- Section III: Societal issue and Social Cohesion in Europe and Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 9: Migration from South Asia & Social Conflict in Europe.- Chapter 10: Securitization of Migration in Poland.- Chapter 11: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction — Why is it important to discuss the globalness of China?.- Chapter 2: Modeling Geopolitics.- Chapter 3: The Great Wall of Technology and Economic Access - In the Domain of Material Power.- Chapter 4: The Great Wall of Cultural and Intangible Access – In the Domain of Intagible Power.- Chapter 5: The Great Wall of political access and global governance – The Power of Governance.- Chapter 6: Is China a Global Power? Twelve Arguments Suggesting a Global Power in the Making.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction The nexus between the Indo Pacific, strategic competition, and the rise of minilateralism.- Chapter 2: (III) Multilateralism and (II) Bilateralism.- Chapter 3: (II) Minilateralism and Strategic Minilateralism.- Chapter 4: Strategic minilateralism: An analytical framework.- Chapter 5: The Quad.- Chapter 6: AUKUS.- Chapter 7: The US Japan Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue.- Chapter 8: Conclusions The future of strategic minilateralism.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- The age of convergence.- The War in Ukraine and the Hegemonic Crisis.- The Economic War.- The Crisis of Traditional Media - The Crisis of the Global Food System.- The Climate Crisis.- The Politics of Climate Change.- Inequalities.- The Illusion of Merit.- Ninety Seconds to Midnight.- Afterword Peace Above All.

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Book Synopsis1. The policy of Russian Emperia toward Mongolia in the beginning of the 20th century.- 2. The Mongolian National revolution of 1911 and the Russian-Mongolian friendship treaty.- 3. Russo-Chinese negotiations.- 4. The letter of the bogd Jebtsundamba to his excellency the emperor of Japan.- 5. Kyakhta Tripartite treaty of 1915 between China, Russia and Mongolia.- 6. The Political situation in Mongolia after the Kyakhta treaty.- 7. White and Red in Mongolia.- 8. The policies of soviet Russia toward Mongolia in the 1920s.- 9. The ideological disputes concerning the national democratic concept of development.- 10. Mongolia and the comintern.- 11. The soviet communist party and the comintern applies the leftist policy to mongolia.- 12. Rebellion or people’s resistance movement against the party and the government.- 13. Stalin’s policy toward Mongolia.- 14. Stalin’s meetings with Mongolian leaders.- 15. The meeting of stalin, roosevelt and churchill at the yalta conference.- 16. The negotiations between Stalin and song Ziwen.- 17. The status quo in Mongolia.- 18. Stalin’s plans after World War II.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents.- About the Authors.- Abbreviations.- List of Tables and Figures    Introduction.- Chapter 1 Humanitarian Assistance in Civil Wars and the Evaluation Criterion.- Chapter 2 Human Security in Myanmar.- Chapter 3 Navigating Aid Delivery Japan s Multifaceted Approach to Myanmar s Crisis.- Conclusion.- Appendix.- Interview.- Field Research in Thailand.- Reference.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Geopolitical and Economic Significance of the Arctic Region.- Chapter 3: India's Involvement and Engagement with the Arctic Region.- Chapter 4: Unravelling Challenges in the Arctic and its Impacts and India's Response Strategy.- Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendations.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: The EU in the Indo-Pacific.- The EU And Security Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific: A Lamb In The Lion's Den?.- Part II: The EU and East Asia Security.- Chapter 3: Japan's Changing Perception Of The EU As A Security Provider In The Indo-Pacific: Basic Motivations And Renewed.- Chapter 4: America's Appendage? How China Sees The EU In The Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 5: EU(Or Member States) As A Security Provider In The Indo-Pacific: South Korea's Perception And Security Cooperation between The Two.- Part III: The EU's Security Role in  Oceania.- Chapter 6: The EU As A Security Actor And Australia-Pathways For Cooperation And Divergence On China.- Chapter 7: The EU And New Zealand Amidst The Changing Geopolitics Of The Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 8: Feeling The Tides of Security: The Evolving European Union- Pacific Islands Partnership In The Indo-Pacific.- Part IV: EA as a Security Actor in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 9: Indonesia's Security Relationship With The EU: Prospects And Possibilities For Growth.- Chapter 10: The EU In Vietnam's Diversification Of Security Partners.- Chapter 11: The European Union As A Security Actor In The Indo-Pacific: Perception And Responses From Singapore.- Part V: The EU's Security Role in South Asia.- Chapter 12: India-EU Security Partnership In Indo-Pacific: Between Interests And Capabilities.- Chapter 13: The EU's Security Strategy In The Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka's Perception And Concerns.- Chapter 14: EU's Security Role In South Asia: Perspectives From the Maldives.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: The Pandemic Effects on Human Capital Development: An Introduction.- Part 1: The Impact of COVID-19 on Health.- Chapter 2: Epidemiological Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Moderate versus Severe COVID-19 Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Single Centre Study.- Chapter 3: Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health services utilization in Oman: a cross-sectional study.- Chapter 4: Administrative Responsibility of the Health Institution considering the Covid-19 Pandemic.- Chapter 5: Understanding the Effectiveness of Stringent Governmental Policies Against Mortality Rates in the Case Study of COVID-19: A Comparison of Twenty-Two Countries.- Chapter 6: Social Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab World: The Trinity of Education, Health, and social interaction.- Chapter 7: Socioeconomic, Environmental, Health and Psychological Aspects of Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt and Future Directions.- Part 2: The Impact of COVID-19 on Education.- Chapter 8: How is COVID-19 Re-Shaping Medical Education?.- Chapter 9: The Impact of Covid-19 on Visitor's Footfall at National Science Centre, New Delhi - An Educational Resource.- Chapter 10: Digital Readiness and Higher Education Students' Socio-Emotional Perceptions: The Mediation of Perceived Stress in the Context of COVID-19.- Chapter 11: The Level of Early Awareness of The Pandemic Effects Among Arab Students in Turkey: A Qualitative Study.- Chapter 12: Toward a Teaching Model of the Entrepreneurship Course in Oman Using the Design Thinking Approach: The Inspiring COVID-19 Experience for Better Online Teaching.- Chapter 13: Students' Perceptions of Emergency Remote Teaching During Covid-19: The Case of Sultan Qaboos University .- Chapter 14: Learning Loss in Lockdown: Impact of Covid-19 on Schooling in India.- Chapter 15: The Prospect of Human Capital Development in Post-Pandemic.

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Book Synopsis.- Part I. The study of India's foreign policy..- Chapter 1: Approaches to study India's Foreign Policy: An Overview..- Chapter 2: The Making of Indian Foreign Policy..- Chapter 3: From Non-Alignment to Multi-Engagement and beyond: the Evolving Trajectory of India's Foreign Policy..- Part II. India and the Major Players..- Chapter 4: India and the United States in the Multiplex World: The Engagements, Equations and Complexities (1991-2022)..- Chapter 5: India-China Relations in the 21st Century..- Chapter 6: India and Russia in the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics of Cooperation..- Part III. India and South Asia..- Chapter 7: The Himalayan Neighbours: Nepal and Bhutan..- Chapter 8: India's Bilateral Relations with Bangladesh and Myanmar: 75 Years of Cooperation and Challenges..- Chapter 9: The Rocky West: Afghanistan and Pakistan..- Chapter 10: Critical Reflections on Sri Lanka and Maldives in India's Neighbourhood First Policy: Identifying Convergences and Concerns..- Part IV. Indian and her extended Neighbourhood..- Chapter 11: India and West Asia: Layered Relationships..- Chapter 12: India and East Asia..- Chapter 13: An Assessment of the Evolution of India's Africa Policy in the 21st Century..- Part V. Conventional and Emerging Concerns in India's Foreign Policy..- Chapter 14: India's Security and Defence Policies: Threats, Responses and Constraints..- Chapter 15: Non-traditional Security Issues and India's Diplomacy in Recent Times..- Chapter 16: India's Engagement with Multilateral and Minilateral Organizations..- Chapter 17: India's economic diplomacy in Neoliberal times: What has changed?..- Chapter 18: Decoding India's Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy..- Chapter 19: Environmental Diplomacy..- Chapter 20: India's Foreign Policy and the Diaspora..- Chapter 21: India's Quest for Status Attribution: Role of Digital Diplomacy.

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