Sociopolitical Sciences and International Military Affairs : The Tunnel of War and Peace (Paperback)

Introduction? 1. Gabriel Tarde: Interaction, Imitation, Democracy, and Innovation? 2. Pitirim Sorokin: War and Revolution, Catastrophes and Calamities, International Relations, Altruism? 3. Robert King Merton: “Theories of the middle range” in the military? 4. Howard S. Becker: Professional identification; from labelling to hostilization??5. James C. Scott: State interventions vis-a-vis the weapons of the weak? 6. Fatema Mernissi: The world of Islam, religious influences, and women in military affairs? 7. Robert Axelrod: Strategic handling of (rising) conflicts? 8. Saskia Sassen: Global cities at war, expulsion and migration, information technology in the military? 9. Elinor Ostrom: Governing the commons in security matters? 10. Theda Skocpol: Revolutions, welfare policies and the military? 11. Johan Galtung: From direct, structural and cultural violence to peace? 12. Randall Collins: Prediction, interaction rituals and micro-violence? 13. Zygmunt Bauman: Holocaust, modernity and collateral damage? 14. George Ritzer: Globalization, McDonaldization and (ir)rationality in the armed forces? 15. Conclusions: From War to Peace (eventually)

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