Systemism and Foreign Policy Analysis: A New Approach to the Study of International Conflict

James, Carolyn C.; James, Patrick

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40823-1_10

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“…According to this notion [29][30][31][32][33][34], social science has developed a methodological approach that can be applied to any aspect of social life. Specifically, systemism can be considered a viable alternative way to make sense of a complex world [35] with great potential for application to analyze issues in the international system [36]. The relevance of systemism is its ability to admit and synthesize both levels: the microlevel of the individualist, and the macrolevel of the holistic.…”

Section: The Need For Systems Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Structural (macro/systemic) theories believe that international outcomes result from systemic constraints, while microlevel perspectives believe that these changes result from individual factors. Today, with very few exceptions [36,37], most scholars prefer to use a microlevel approach with very few exceptions. The result is the lack of a holistic perspective for the study of international phenomena.…”

Section: Systems Architecture Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transitioning to a New Space Age in the 21st Century: A Systemic-Level Approach

Viterale

2023

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Since the first launch of an artificial satellite—Sputnik 1—in 1957, space activities have played a significant role as a pioneering technological sector with a high impact on the international scenario. The space system has changed rapidly in the last 30 years, as a result of an intersystemic transition from a bipolar and simplified space system in the 20th century to a new and more complex space system in the 21st century. The post-Cold War space system has undergone multiple changes in its key system parameters—actors, interactions, processes, trends, etc.—that require new scientific approaches. Currently, there is extensive literature that attempts to address these changes, but it is an atomized and fragmented approach that focuses only on particular aspects of space activities, failing to provide a holistic perspective of the systemic changes. This article is analytical and is concerned with how space activities can be empirically examined using a systemic-level approach and systems models, and how the fundaments of systems science are a valuable methodological toolkit to be applied to the field of space studies. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to apply a systems architecture model—previously developed for the author—to the study of the key characteristics of the 21st century space age. The result is a systemic-level study of the new space age in the 21st century, which identifies and describes the intersystemic transition from the Cold War (1947–1991) to the post-Cold War period (1991 to the present), showing the profound changes in the main parameters of the space system and the emergence of new space actors, interactions, processes, and megatrends in space that have a significant impact on the entire world system.

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Section: The Need For Systems Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Systems Architecture Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitioning to a New Space Age in the 21st Century: A Systemic-Level Approach

Viterale

2023

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“…Based on this notion, Bunge [22,[34][35][36][37][38] has developed a methodological approach that can be applied to any aspect of social affairs. Specifically, systemism can be considered a good alternative way to make sense of a complex world [39] with great potential for application to IS [40].…”

Section: The Relevance Of Systemism For International Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The application of systemism in IS is not extensive but there are several successful examples in the areas of public policy [39], foreign policy [40] and conflict and peace [41]. These examples make systemism and their models a promissory approach with great potential for application to IS.…”

Section: The Relevance Of Systemism For International Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These examples make systemism and their models a promissory approach with great potential for application to IS. Patrick James [40] (p. 303) summarizes the potential of systemism, pointing out that "the studies that exist already are sufficient to reveal the value of systemism with respect to probing the logical consistency of theories, making causal mechanisms explicit, facilitating comparison and identifying priorities for future research." Considering this potential of systemism's approach to IS, the following section will focus § on identifying existing systemist models and their application in the area of intersection between STI and IS.…”

Section: The Relevance Of Systemism For International Studiesmentioning

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Developing a Systems Architecture Model to Study the Science, Technology and Innovation in International Studies

Viterale

2019

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The international system has changed rapidly in the last thirty years and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has become a new critical factor of the world order of the 21st century. The interaction between STI and international affairs has increased, as well as its social and academic interest; however, there is still a lack of new theoretical and methodological approaches that examine this global rising phenomenon. This article is predominantly epistemological and is about how interactions between STI and international relations can be methodologically examined using systems models. This article raises the need for systems science approaches to explaining complex problems in international relations. In this sense, systems science and specifically systemism, offers great potential to study complex issues within a complex social system like the international order. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to develop an original systems framework that provides a comprehensive tool for studying complex topics like STI in the world system. The result is the creation of a Systems Architecture Model that examines the interaction between STI and international affairs from a systemist perspective.

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