The framework of functional theory -- State and government : ontology and function -- Structural functionalism : stable states and organizational forms -- The cybernetic state : of homeostasis, entropy, and feedback loops -- How institutions shape political action -- Behavioral paradigms in politics and institutions -- Law, justice, and jurisprudence -- Political reasoning and political judgement -- Governing the international commons : ecopolitics and the limits of regulation -- State and institutions as organizing symbols.
Summary:
"This comprehensive analysis of functional theory and its applications in the analysis of states, governments, and institutions draws from an interdisciplinary orientation and creates a central premise of how systems seek the maintenance of stable states and how patterned orientations enable them to perform their functions"-- Provided by publisher.
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