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Book SynopsisThis book examines the notion that while states may differ in terms of ideology, economic system, and institutional architecture, their role as an organizing framework for system-wide political action and international relations is contingent on a series of competing and oftentimes mutually exclusive factors. This work clarifies factors that contribute to our understanding of the critical roles of systemic and sub-systemic elements of society and how they reinforce the reciprocal problems of human and social organizations, and the institutionalization processes that help to constrain them.
Trade ReviewProfessor Kalu, through his ‘A Functional Theory of Government, Law, and Institutions’ , has done it again. What a great book! Kalu Kalu, one of the great socio political theorists, whose work covers citizenship to the sociology of functional theory, has produced a best seller. For undergraduates and graduates in the broad range of social sciences ‘A Functional Theory of Government, Law, and Institutions’ is the must read of 2019. -- Andrew Kakabadse, Henley Business School
"For students of structural-functional analysis, looking for a refresher course, here is an extraordinarily well researched work written in a somewhat conversational style. The very multi-disciplinary nature of the work informs the reader to make sense of the complex phenomenon of the current state of affairs." -- Krishna K. Tummala, professor emeritus (Kansas State)
Table of ContentsCh. 1 The Framework of Functional Theory Ch. 2 State and Government: Ontology and Function Ch. 3 Structural Functionalism: Stable States and Organizational Forms Ch. 4 The Cybernetic State: Of Homeostasis, Entropy, and Feedback Loops Ch. 5 How Institutions Shape Political Action Ch. 6 Behavioral Paradigms in Politics and Institutions Ch. 7 Law, Justice, and Jurisprudence Ch. 8 Political Reasoning and Political Judgement Ch. 9 Governing the International Commons: Ecopolitics and the Limits of Regulation Ch. 10 State and Institutions as Organizing Symbols
