%0 Journal Article
%T The Waltzian ordering principle and international change: A two
%A Ryan D. Griffiths
%J European Journal of International Relations
%@ 1460-3713
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1354066117700478
%X In his work on structural realism, Kenneth Waltz developed a theory of international order that is admired for its parsimony but criticized for its simplicity. Using his ordering principle as a foundation, I critique and extend his theory by constructing a model of international order with two dimensions: one of political centralization and the other of segmentary/functional differentiation. The resulting map locates different configurations of order and highlights four ideal-types: mechanical anarchy, organic hierarchy, mechanical hierarchy and organic anarchy. I then use the two-dimensional map and related ideal-types to outline two different processes of international change ¡ª a classical path and a modern path ¡ª that were invisible in the Waltzian model. This article is thus a contribution to the developing literature on conceptualizing different forms of international order and the dynamics of international change
%K Anarchy
%K heteronomy
%K hierarchy
%K international change
%K international order
%K Waltz
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1354066117700478