BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s Study of Global Politics series presen ts a a book talk with author and Syracuse University professor Ryan Griffi ths.Book Abstract:How many independent states and state systems existed in the 19th century? How were they structured and what was their fate? We ma ke three core contributions in the book. First\, we catalogue the number o f independent states since 1816\, and we detail the regional patterns in s tate birth and state death. \;Indeed\, we document quantitatively the large number of states that were extinguished as a consequence of European colonialism and the global enclosure. Second\, we develop a theoretical a nd conceptual framework for comparing state systems\, and show variation a cross four regions: East Asia\, South Asia\, maritime Southeast Asia\, and West Africa. Third\, we examine the effects that war\, trade\, and intera ction capacity have on state formation.This book is co-authored by Charles R. Butcher (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).Ryan Griffith s focuses on the dynamics of secession and the study of sovereignty\, stat e systems and international order. He teaches a variety of courses in inte rnational relations. His two recent books include: (1) \;The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't W ork \;(Oxford University Press\, 2025)\; and (2) \;Before Coloniza tion: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century \;(Colu mbia University Press\, 2025\, with Charles Butcher). Previously\, he taug ht at both the University of Sydney in Australia and at John Hopkins Unive rsity. He earned a Ph.D. in international relations and comparative politi cs at Columbia University in 2010. DTEND:20260220T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T052840Z DTSTART:20260220T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteen th Century UID:RFCALITEM639140597208992216 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Moynihan Institute’s Study of Global Politics series presents a a book talk with author and Syracuse University professor Ryan Griffiths.

Book Abstract:

How many independent states and state systems existed in the 19th century? How were they structured and what was their fate? We ma ke three core contributions in the book. First\, we catalogue the number o f independent states since 1816\, and we detail the regional patterns in s tate birth and state death. \;

Indeed\, we do cument quantitatively the large number of states that were extinguished as a consequence of European colonialism and the global enclosure. Second\, we develop a theoretical and conceptual framework for comparing state syst ems\, and show variation across four regions: East Asia\, South Asia\, mar itime Southeast Asia\, and West Africa. Third\, we examine the effects tha t war\, trade\, and interaction capacity have on state formation.

This book is co-authored by Charles R. Butcher (Norweg ian University of Science and Technology).

Ryan Griffith s focuses on the dynamics of secession and the study of sovereign ty\, state systems and international order. He teaches a variety of course s in international relations. His two recent books include: (1) \; The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work \;(Oxford University Press\, 2025)\; and (2)&nbs p\;Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteen th Century \;(Columbia University Press\, 2025\, with Charles But cher). Previously\, he taught at both the University of Sydney in Australi a and at John Hopkins University. He earned a Ph.D. in international relat ions and comparative politics at Columbia University in 2010.

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