Collective Action and Adaptive Socioecological Cycles in Premodern States — Cross-Cultural Research

Collective Action and Adaptive Socioecological Cycles in Premodern States — Cross-Cultural Research: "Resiliency theorists propose that ecological transformations result when ecosystems collapse and then are reorganized through a process they call adaptive cycles. This article investigates the degree to which the dynamic properties of adaptive cycles reflect, in part, the influence of political factors associated with collective action in state formation."