Mai’a Cross, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs; Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures; Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy
- Offers an entirely new starting point for the study of international relations by bringing major findings in social neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, among others, to bear on the field of international relations
- Provides four case studies that draw upon fresh archival research (outer space cooperation and EU integration) and participant observation (Paris climate change agreement) to illustrate the ultrasocial approach
- Advances a theory of ideas to connect ultrasociality to causal outcomes in international relations
