Offers a novel perspective on the study of international relations as a system of interrelated networks that co-evolve and interact with one another.

Zeev Maoz is professor of political science at the University of California, Davis and a distinguished Fellow at the International Center, Herzliya. He is the author and editor of twelve books and many scholarly articles. He is past president of the Peace Science Society (international), serves on the editorial board of several journals, and is the academic editor of the book series Innovations in the Study of World Politics.

Part I. What Are International Networks?: 1. Social networks analysis and the study of world politics; 2. Fundamental issues in social networks analysis - concepts, measures, methods; 3. The network structure of the international system, 1816-2001; 4. Security egonets: strategic reference groups and the microfoundations of national security policy; Part II. The Formation of International Networks - Theory and Evidence: 5. Networked international politics: a theory of network formation and evolution; 6. Testing the theory of international network formation; 7. Nations in networks: prestige, status-inconsistency, influence, and conflict; Part III. The Implications of the Theory of International Network Formation: 8. Democratic networks: resolving the democratic peace puzzle; 9. Interdependence and international conflict: the consequences of strategic and economic networks; 10. Evolution and change in the world system: a structural analysis of dependence, growth, and conflict in a class society; 11. An international system of networks: interdependence, polarization, balance, and international stability; 12. The network analysis of international politics: insights and evidence.