Conflict Change and Persistence

2019-09-05
 |  Political Science
Conflict Change and Persistence

Author: Meirav Mishali-Ram

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

ISBN: 9781498549516

Category: Political Science

Page: 246

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This book examines and compares change and persistence in the India-Pakistan and Palistinean-Israeli conflicts. Covering a wide range of historical events throughout the years, the study detects variation in hostilities over time, accompanied by changing agendas and identity discourses of the main actors involved.

Cycles of Conflict, Centuries of Change

2007-07-17
 |  History
Cycles of Conflict, Centuries of Change

Author: Elisa Servín

Publisher: Duke University Press

ISBN: 082234002X

Category: History

Page: 430

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DIVAnthology about three of the persistent crises that have wracked Mexican society throughout its modern history, asking why these ruptures occurred, why they mobilized Mexicans of all social classes, and why some led to significant political transformatio/div

A Hopi Social History

2014-08-27
 |  Social Science
A Hopi Social History

Author: Scott Rushforth

Publisher: University of Texas Press

ISBN: 9780292767898

Category: Social Science

Page: 316

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“Incorporate[s] a multitude of theoretical approaches about Hopi sociological life . . . Ranging from prehistoric times until contemporary times.” —Indigenous Nations Studies Journal All anthropologists and archaeologists seek to answer basic questions about human beings and society. Why do people behave the way they do? Why do patterns in the behavior of individuals and groups sometimes persist for remarkable periods of time? Why do patterns in behavior sometimes change? A Hopi Social History explores these basic questions in a unique way. The discussion is constructed around a historically ordered series of case studies from a single sociocultural system (the Hopi) in order to understand better the multiplicity of processes at work in any sociocultural system through time. The case studies investigate the mysterious abandonments of the Western Pueblo region in late prehistory, the initial impact of European diseases on the Hopis, Hopi resistance to European domination between 1680 and 1880, the split of Oraibi village in 1906, and some responses by the Hopis to modernization in the twentieth century. These case studies provide a forum in which the authors examine a number of theories and conceptions of culture to determine which theories are relevant to which kinds of persistence and change. With this broad theoretical synthesis, the book will be of interest to students and scholars in the social sciences. “A foundation for general discourse on anthropological theory and explanation . . . Covering the prehistoric, Spanish, early historic, and contemporary periods.” —American Indian Quarterly

Climate Change and Armed Conflict

2009-09-10
 |  History
Climate Change and Armed Conflict

Author: James R. Lee

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781135211622

Category: History

Page: 192

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This book examines the evolution of the relationship between climate change and conflict, and attempts to visualize future trends. Owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, current trends in climate change will not appreciably alter over the next half century even if drastic action is taken now. Changes in climate will produce unique types and modes of conflict, redefine the value of important resources, and create new challenges to maintaining social order and stability. This book examines the consequences of climate change and argues that it has and will produce two types of different types of conflict: 'cold wars' and 'hot wars'. Cold wars will occur in northern and southern latitudes as warming draws countries into possible conflict due to expanding interests in exploiting new resources and territories (inter-state conflict). Hot wars will break out around the equator as warming expands and intensifies dry areas, increasing competition for scarce resources (intra-state conflict). Conflict is not inevitable, but it will also be a consequence of how states, international institutions and people react to changes in climate. Climate change and conflict have always shaped human experiences. This book lays out the parameters of the relationship, shows its history, and forecasts its trends, offering future conditions and opportunities for changing the historical path we are on. This book will be of great interest for students of climate change and environmental security, peace and conflict studies, and IR/security studies in general. James R. Lee is a Professor in the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC and Associate Director of American University's Center for Teaching Excellence. He is author of several books on international relations, including, most recently, Exploring the Gaps: Vital Links Between Trade, Environment and Culture (2000).

Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change

2015-09-03
 |  Political Science
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change

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Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

ISBN: 9781785603587

Category: Political Science

Page: 320

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A long-standing characteristic of the series is publishing new theoretical and empirical work that connects previously disparate sub-fields. This volume continues that tradition as the papers join social movements research with organizational theory, new institutionalism, strategic action fields, and nonviolent action.

The Oxford Handbook of Intergroup Conflict

2012-07-26
 |  Psychology
The Oxford Handbook of Intergroup Conflict

Author: Linda R. Tropp

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199747672

Category: Psychology

Page: 402

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With insightful chapters from key social psychologists and peace scholars, this handbook offers an integrative and extensive overview of critical questions, issues, processes, and strategies relevant to understanding and addressing intergroup conflict.

Political Learning and Citizenship Education Under Conflict

2004-09-30
 |  Political Science
Political Learning and Citizenship Education Under Conflict

Author: Orit Ichilov

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134276394

Category: Political Science

Page: 233

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The central objective of this book is to analyze the characteristics of the social contexts and environments in conflict situations, and the impact that these socializing environments may have on the political learning and emerging citizenship orientations of youngsters. Special attention is given to the socializing environments of Palestinian and Israeli youngsters, drawing on material recently collected in Israel. Ichilov's incisive research uses a multilevel and interdisciplinary approach to argue that political learning is structured within social environments and that there are fundamental differences between the socializing environments in conflict and non-conflict situations.

Theory of Complexity

2021-06-30
 |  Computers
Theory of Complexity

Author: Ricardo López-Ruiz

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

ISBN: 9781789852134

Category: Computers

Page: 112

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Over two parts, this book examines the meaning of complexity in the context of systems both social and natural. Chapters cover such topics as the traveling salesman problem, models of opinion dynamics creation, a universal theory for knowledge formation in children, the evaluation of landscape organization and dynamics through information entropy indicators, and studying the performance of wind farms using artificial neural networks. We hope that this book will be useful to an audience interested in the different problems and approaches that are used within the theory of complexity

Modelling Foundations and Applications

2018-06-18
 |  Computers
Modelling Foundations and Applications

Author: Alfonso Pierantonio

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9783319929972

Category: Computers

Page: 311

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications, ECMFA 2018, held as part of STAF 2018, in Toulouse, France, in June 2018. The 19 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. The cover topics such as (bidirectional and unidirectional) model transformations, model management, re-engineering, modelling environments, verification and validation, and domain-specific modelling w.r.t. business processes, automotive software, and safety-critical software.

Delinquency and Opportunity

2013-08-21
 |  Social Science
Delinquency and Opportunity

Author: Richard A. Cloward

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136250002

Category: Social Science

Page: 232

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First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.