Laurent Dobuzinskis is an assistant professor of political science at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

• Introduction -- The Complexity of Complex Systems -- Cybernetic Complexity -- Self-Organizing Complexity -- From Biological to Societal Evolution -- Scope and Methods of an Organizationalist Approach to Political Inquiry -- The Role and Functions of the Political System in the Polity -- The Production and Reproduction of the Nation-State -- Political Theory and the Evolution of Ideas -- Conclusion

Laurent Dobuzinskis is an assistant professor of political science at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

• Introduction -- The Complexity of Complex Systems -- Cybernetic Complexity -- Self-Organizing Complexity -- From Biological to Societal Evolution -- Scope and Methods of an Organizationalist Approach to Political Inquiry -- The Role and Functions of the Political System in the Polity -- The Production and Reproduction of the Nation-State -- Political Theory and the Evolution of Ideas -- Conclusion

Laurent Dobuzinskis is an assistant professor of political science at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

• Introduction -- The Complexity of Complex Systems -- Cybernetic Complexity -- Self-Organizing Complexity -- From Biological to Societal Evolution -- Scope and Methods of an Organizationalist Approach to Political Inquiry -- The Role and Functions of the Political System in the Polity -- The Production and Reproduction of the Nation-State -- Political Theory and the Evolution of Ideas -- Conclusion