| My dissertation creates a new sociopolitical paradigm. The paradigm is based on my Theory of Evolving Systems, the symmetrical way all major evolving systems—astrophysical, biological, psychoneurological, sociopolitical, and technological—emerge, self-organize, and change. The dissertation is comprised of three parts. Part I develops the basic theory of evolving systems as a diagnostic tool for analyzing an evolving system's stage of evolutionary change and its options. Part II uses the features characterizing the emergence of prior major evolving systems and applies them to biological systems to create a Basic Migratory Framework. This framework is applied to business management systems to obtain a more Generic Migratory Framework applicable to human social systems with free will. Part III applies the Migratory Framework to the sociopolitical system to diagnose its evolutionary location, define its generic migratory options describe how it can pursue a higher level system, and provide scenarios of the consequences of not reaching such a higher-level system. |
