A Network Approach to Multipolarity in the Liberal International Order - Global Politics course at Hertie School
Can we test such past predictions from theories about the evolution of the LIO and gauge which theories provided the most value? Can we track aspects of the state of the LIO using quantitative measures in a reliable manner? Motivated by these overarching, abstract questions, I address in this study particularly the following leading question: Which effects does globalization have on the multipolarity of the international order?
I use methods from network theory to operationalise the notion of multipolarity and investigate the change over time.
As the code was written over the christmas holidays, it's a rough draft with some hard-coded elements and needs a thorough clean up. Have a look at the paper as well.