KnowraWorld-systems theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 50 pages that link to World-systems theory, each with the reason it gives.All 50Broader topic 2Related 31Narrower topic 2Compared with 15Historical materialismRelated: It extends materialist analysis from individual societies to the structure of the world economy.PostcolonialismCompared with: It models unequal global structures economically, offering a counterpoint to postcolonial cultural analysis.Dependency theoryRelated: It extends dependency arguments into a larger account of the capitalist world system.Social changeRelated: It links social transformations in one society to unequal relations across the world economy.World literatureRelated: Its core-periphery model informs accounts of unequal literary exchange.Cultural imperialismNarrower topic: Its global hierarchy helps relate cultural flows to unequal economic structures.Modernization theoryCompared with: It shifts explanation from national stages to countries' unequal positions in a world economy.EurocentrismCompared with: It analyzes Europe’s rise within a global system rather than as an isolated civilizational achievement.Area studiesCompared with: It offers a large-scale framework that can challenge region-centered explanations.Marxist literary criticismRelated: It extends literary analysis toward the unequal global systems that shape production and circulation.Marxian economicsRelated: It extends themes of accumulation and inequality to a global division of labor.PeriodizationCompared with: It organizes historical change around global economic relations rather than European eras.Cultural globalizationRelated: It foregrounds unequal economic relations behind the worldwide circulation of culture.Fernand BraudelRelated: Immanuel Wallerstein adapted Braudel’s large-scale economic history into a distinct analytical framework.World HistoryRelated: It interprets long-distance trade and power as parts of a single economic system.Economic anthropologyRelated: It places local economic practices within unequal world-scale systems.HegemonyRelated: Its account of changing core powers offers a structural view of international dominance.Global historyRelated: It offers a structural model for analyzing long-distance economic connections.Global North and Global SouthRelated: Its unequal positions in a world economy complicate a simple two-part division.Global SouthRelated: It models how wealth and power concentrate in core economies while peripheral regions supply labor and resources.Social evolutionRelated: It locates societal change within unequal international systems rather than isolated national stages.Core–periphery modelNarrower topic: It explains the core–periphery pattern at the scale of the world economy.Longue duréeRelated: It applies long-term structural analysis to the emergence and persistence of a world economy.Resource extractionRelated: Its framework interprets extraction as part of unequal global economic relationships.Immanuel WallersteinBroader topic: Wallerstein’s major theoretical contribution, developed through his study of global economic history.Comparative historyCompared with: It shifts comparison from separate societies toward their positions in a shared world economy.North–South divideRelated: It describes inequality as a system of connected economic roles, not merely a country ranking.International political economyRelated: It offers a long-run structural account of global hierarchy and economic change.Marxist anthropologyRelated: Extends political-economic analysis from local communities to the global division of labor.Marxist sociologyRelated: It applies materialist analysis to relations among countries and regions.Third-worldismRelated: It broadened analysis of the unequal global structure that third-worldist politics opposed.Sociological theoryBroader topic: It extends explanations of stratification across national borders and economic zones.Development geographyRelated: It links local development trajectories to the structure of the world economy.Eric WolfCompared with: It shares Wolf’s global scale but offers a more explicitly system-centered account of historical relations.J. R. McNeillRelated: Its global scale complements McNeill’s analysis of environmental change across political boundaries.Manuel CastellsCompared with: It foregrounds global economic hierarchy, while Castells emphasizes networks and informational flows.William H. McNeillCompared with: It also explains large-scale connections, but centers economic structures rather than McNeill’s broad cultural interactions.Development studiesCompared with: It offers a larger-scale account of the international relations shaping development.History of capitalismRelated: It traces capitalism through unequal relations between regions rather than isolated national stories.Saskia SassenRelated: It offers a large-scale account of global economic hierarchy alongside her city-centered analysis.World economyRelated: It interprets the world economy as a structured hierarchy rather than a level playing field.Anatoly KhazanovCompared with: It offers a different large-scale account of how nomadic societies relate to surrounding economies.Andrey KorotayevCompared with: Korotayev’s quantitative tests distinguish his use of the framework from primarily interpretive versions.Brooks AdamsRelated: Like later world-systems analysis, Adams linked political power to economic centers.Eastern worldRelated: It replaces civilizational divisions with analysis of shared economic relations.English School of International Relations TheoryCompared with: It shifts attention from society among states to economic structures and global hierarchy.History of EurasiaCompared with: Its global-scale model raises questions about when Eurasian regions formed one economic system.History of globalizationRelated: It interprets globalization as an unequal system rather than a neutral spread of connection.History of literatureRelated: It offers ways to analyze unequal relations behind the circulation of literature.History of the Mediterranean RegionCompared with: It offers a broader economic scale than basin-centered Mediterranean interpretations.
KnowraWorld-systems theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 50 pages that link to World-systems theory, each with the reason it gives.All 50Broader topic 2Related 31Narrower topic 2Compared with 15Historical materialismRelated: It extends materialist analysis from individual societies to the structure of the world economy.PostcolonialismCompared with: It models unequal global structures economically, offering a counterpoint to postcolonial cultural analysis.Dependency theoryRelated: It extends dependency arguments into a larger account of the capitalist world system.Social changeRelated: It links social transformations in one society to unequal relations across the world economy.World literatureRelated: Its core-periphery model informs accounts of unequal literary exchange.Cultural imperialismNarrower topic: Its global hierarchy helps relate cultural flows to unequal economic structures.Modernization theoryCompared with: It shifts explanation from national stages to countries' unequal positions in a world economy.EurocentrismCompared with: It analyzes Europe’s rise within a global system rather than as an isolated civilizational achievement.Area studiesCompared with: It offers a large-scale framework that can challenge region-centered explanations.Marxist literary criticismRelated: It extends literary analysis toward the unequal global systems that shape production and circulation.Marxian economicsRelated: It extends themes of accumulation and inequality to a global division of labor.PeriodizationCompared with: It organizes historical change around global economic relations rather than European eras.Cultural globalizationRelated: It foregrounds unequal economic relations behind the worldwide circulation of culture.Fernand BraudelRelated: Immanuel Wallerstein adapted Braudel’s large-scale economic history into a distinct analytical framework.World HistoryRelated: It interprets long-distance trade and power as parts of a single economic system.Economic anthropologyRelated: It places local economic practices within unequal world-scale systems.HegemonyRelated: Its account of changing core powers offers a structural view of international dominance.Global historyRelated: It offers a structural model for analyzing long-distance economic connections.Global North and Global SouthRelated: Its unequal positions in a world economy complicate a simple two-part division.Global SouthRelated: It models how wealth and power concentrate in core economies while peripheral regions supply labor and resources.Social evolutionRelated: It locates societal change within unequal international systems rather than isolated national stages.Core–periphery modelNarrower topic: It explains the core–periphery pattern at the scale of the world economy.Longue duréeRelated: It applies long-term structural analysis to the emergence and persistence of a world economy.Resource extractionRelated: Its framework interprets extraction as part of unequal global economic relationships.Immanuel WallersteinBroader topic: Wallerstein’s major theoretical contribution, developed through his study of global economic history.Comparative historyCompared with: It shifts comparison from separate societies toward their positions in a shared world economy.North–South divideRelated: It describes inequality as a system of connected economic roles, not merely a country ranking.International political economyRelated: It offers a long-run structural account of global hierarchy and economic change.Marxist anthropologyRelated: Extends political-economic analysis from local communities to the global division of labor.Marxist sociologyRelated: It applies materialist analysis to relations among countries and regions.Third-worldismRelated: It broadened analysis of the unequal global structure that third-worldist politics opposed.Sociological theoryBroader topic: It extends explanations of stratification across national borders and economic zones.Development geographyRelated: It links local development trajectories to the structure of the world economy.Eric WolfCompared with: It shares Wolf’s global scale but offers a more explicitly system-centered account of historical relations.J. R. McNeillRelated: Its global scale complements McNeill’s analysis of environmental change across political boundaries.Manuel CastellsCompared with: It foregrounds global economic hierarchy, while Castells emphasizes networks and informational flows.William H. McNeillCompared with: It also explains large-scale connections, but centers economic structures rather than McNeill’s broad cultural interactions.Development studiesCompared with: It offers a larger-scale account of the international relations shaping development.History of capitalismRelated: It traces capitalism through unequal relations between regions rather than isolated national stories.Saskia SassenRelated: It offers a large-scale account of global economic hierarchy alongside her city-centered analysis.World economyRelated: It interprets the world economy as a structured hierarchy rather than a level playing field.Anatoly KhazanovCompared with: It offers a different large-scale account of how nomadic societies relate to surrounding economies.Andrey KorotayevCompared with: Korotayev’s quantitative tests distinguish his use of the framework from primarily interpretive versions.Brooks AdamsRelated: Like later world-systems analysis, Adams linked political power to economic centers.Eastern worldRelated: It replaces civilizational divisions with analysis of shared economic relations.English School of International Relations TheoryCompared with: It shifts attention from society among states to economic structures and global hierarchy.History of EurasiaCompared with: Its global-scale model raises questions about when Eurasian regions formed one economic system.History of globalizationRelated: It interprets globalization as an unequal system rather than a neutral spread of connection.History of literatureRelated: It offers ways to analyze unequal relations behind the circulation of literature.History of the Mediterranean RegionCompared with: It offers a broader economic scale than basin-centered Mediterranean interpretations.