This chapter seeks to explain how organizations may actually contribute to their own crises,
as well as what can be done to avert human-induced disasters, and to manage those that …

Page 1 Crisis and Change in World Politics Michael Brecher and Patrick James ROUTLEDGE
Page 2 Crisis and Change in World Politics Page 3 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group …

Names: Jessop, Bob, editor.| Knio, Karim, editor. Title: The pedagogy of economic, political
and social crises: dynamics, construals and lessons/edited by Bob Jessop and Karim Knio …

In the nuclear era, the use of even low levels of force risks catastrophe for all mankind. Yet
military force remains an important element of political strategy, and control and coordination …

This book presents an overview of the US Department of Defense (DoD) resource allocation
issue, considering the period from 1948 to 1980. It describes the major characteristics of the …

Sociologists “have regularly bemoaned their lack of knowledge concerning social change,”
says Samuel Huntington, but “compared with past neglect of the theory of political change in …

First published in 1998, this work is a study of the relationship between intelligence and
policy and focuses on the function of intelligence in crisis management. It provides an …

How are foreign policy objectives and priorities formulated by decision makers in the US
government? Dan Haendel answers this question by examining the decision-making …

This chapter provides a broad sketch of the meaning, history, and status of a behavioral
science approach to the study of war and peace. The basic assumption of a behavioral …

This book presents more than 1,000 entries organized in twenty-six major categories in the
fields of conflict and peace studies. It focuses on global systems and covers the structures …