Taking evolution seriously in political science

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 235-245

  Lewis, Orion ^a   Steinmo, Sven ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioralism; Complex adaptive systems; Evolutionary theory; New institutionalisms; Philosophy of science

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BEHAVIORISM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 77956886459     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-010-0097-5     Document Type: Article

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