The unitary international political system inaugurated in Europe by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, and subsequently extended to the rest of the world, has been replaced by multiple systems ...

Explore socialism's history, core theories, and modern examples of socialist countries. Learn how socialism compares to capitalism and its role in today's global economy.

Where political decision making is opaque (autocracies), governments must look to a commitment that is more transparent and constrained (fixed exchange rates) than the government itself. The ...

Like a natural system, democracy faces collapse as polarization leads to loss of diversity. Studies published this week in a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Released in 2014, here is Werner Bonefeld's seminal book on critical theory and the critique of political economy. Bonefeld originally studied with Johannes Agnoli and was a founder of the Open ...

The word anarchy is synonymous with chaos, but what does it mean to political theorists? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we explore the theories and practices of anarchism.

With the start of each semester, Tufts welcomes new faculty who bring their unique and nuanced perspectives into the fabric of Tufts’ academic community. Shterna Friedman joined the Department of ...

A global study of 186 traditional societies found evidence supporting the theory that low-alcohol fermented beverages played a role in the evolution of political complexity, contributing to the ...

Bureaucratic theory, shaped by Max Weber, stresses order, hierarchy, and administrative expertise. The entry of AI into governance raises pressing questions about whether algorithmic decision-making ...

Environmental Political Theory By: Steve Vanderheiden Our politics is intimately linked to the environmental conditions - and crises - of our time. The challenges of sustainability and the discovery ...

The scope of system justification theory was subsequently expanded to account for a much wider range of outcomes than those associated with the internalization of inferiority.