Browsing 1. Theory Development & Empirical Analysis by Title
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Analytical and behavioral perspectives: Causes of war and strategies for peace
(© United States Institute of Peace, 1991) -
Demographics and conflict
(© Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 1986-04)Conflict and population are strongly interrelated, and the linkages go both ways. Under certain conditions population variables lead to conflict, and under other conditions the existence of conflict can have profound ... -
Dynamics of international conflict: Some policy implications of population, resources, and technology
(© Trustees of Princeton University, 1972)International conflict has been accounted for in many different ways—in terms of aggressive “instincts,” territoriality, population growth, the search for basic resources or seaports, the protection of trade routes, ... -
Economic and political factors in international conflict and integration
(© International Studies Association, 1983)In earlier efforts to explain international conflict and integration, the central focus was upon national attributes and decisionmaking as crucial to understanding the actions of states in war- and peacemaking. Recently, ... -
Environment and conflict: New principles for environmental conduct
(© United Nations, 1992)The crucial connections between environment and conflict among nations continue to escape political scrutiny. The international community as yet pays little attention to such connections, thereby missing the opportunity ... -
International conflict processes: A system view
(© Gütersloher Verl.-Haus Mohn, 1970) -
International non–alignment: Quantitative perspectives on the Afro–Asian variant
(© Chandler Pub. Co., 1973) -
International political economy: A theoretical perspective
(© Westview Press, 1980) -
Lateral pressure in international relations: Concept and theory
(© Unwin Hyman, 1989) -
The nonalignment of Afro–Asian States: Policy, perception, and behavior.
(© Cambridge University Press, 1969)The purpose of this paper* is to examine the orientation of three Afro-Asian states in world politics during the mid 1950s and early 1960s-an important period in the development of their current international posture-with ... -
The perceptual base of nonalignment
(© Sage Publications, 1969-03-01)Almost two-thirds of the nations in the world have chosen not to join either of the two dominant alliance systems—the Communist of the Western. Most of these states, generally known as the "third world." are Afro-Asian and ... -
Population, resources, technology, and environment: Trends and implications
(© University of Ottawa Press/Unesco, 1984) -
Profiles of states as fuzzy sets: Methodological refinement of lateral pressure theory
(© Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2006)One of the most serious challenges in international relations pertains to the theory and measurement of transformation and change. This paper proposes, and then develops a conceptual and methodological extension in the ... -
The reality of theory: reflections and reassessment
(© Lexington Books, 1989) -
Resource constraints as causes of conflict
(© Environment and Policy Society, 1991)There is a crucial connection between resource constraints and Conflict among nations. As yet, however, the international community has paid little attention to that link. It is thereby missing the opportunity to develop ... -
Roots of war: The master variables
(© International Social Science Council, 1987) -
System dynamics modeling for Pro-Active intelligence (PAINT)
(© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-02-02)The Pro-Active Intelligence (PAINT) program, sponsored by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), was formed to address the challenges1 posed by distributed human networks, including terrorists and ... -
The Theory of Lateral Pressure: Highlights of Quantification and Empirical Analysis
(© Oxford University Press, 2017-07-27)The term lateral pressure refers to any tendency (or propensity) of states, firms, and other entities to expand their activities and exert influence and control beyond their established boundaries, whether for economic, ...
