Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict

The Evolution of Patience
2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-30398-1
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 287 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 4827 g

This book provides a comprehensive study of asymmetric territorial conflict combining game theory, statistical empirical analysis and historiographic analysis. Using the Israeli-Palestine conflict as a case study, it tests the model on a database of almost four hundred territorial conflicts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Resnick, U.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mind and Matter: Material Foundations of Ideational Change 2. Explaining Territorial Conflict 3. Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict: a Model 4. Asymmetric Territorial Conflicts: Empirical Analysis 5. Palestinian and Israeli Attitudes Towards Time 6. Policy Implications 7. Patience, Evolution and Change in World Politics 8. Conclusions Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Uri Resnick has a PhD in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has authored articles in conflict studies and on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has taught courses on Applied Game Theory at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel. An Israeli career diplomat, Resnick has served as a policy advisor to Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs and currently serves as Deputy Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles, USA.