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- Title
- Balance of Power and Aggression: An Experiment in Simulation.
- Creator
- Tindell, James O., Vincent, Jack E., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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There are many theories in the field of international relations that relate the level of aggression in the international system to the distribution of power among nations. Unfortunately, most such propositions are difficult to validate or refute in the real world for which they were formulated. For this reason an experiment was devised which attempted to east two such conflicting positions, "balance of power", and "preponderance of power", into testable form. The experimental paradigm...
Show moreThere are many theories in the field of international relations that relate the level of aggression in the international system to the distribution of power among nations. Unfortunately, most such propositions are difficult to validate or refute in the real world for which they were formulated. For this reason an experiment was devised which attempted to east two such conflicting positions, "balance of power", and "preponderance of power", into testable form. The experimental paradigm employed was a modified version of the two person mixed-motive game developed at the Systems Analysis Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Fifty-four subjects participa ted in the experiment. Twenty-seven subjects were placed into each of three treatment conditions: "balance of power": "moderate-inequality of power"; and "preponderant-inequality of power". In the "balance of power" condition all subjects were allotted twenty shocks. In the "moderate- inequality of power condition" one subject received twenty- five shocks while his dyadic partner received fifteen shocks. In the "preponderant-inequality of power" one subject received thirty shocks while his dyadic partner received ten shocks. All subjects played a total of fifteen games. A count was made of each subjects responses on eight game-play variables which were viewed as indices of cooperative or aggressive behavior. Additional data were also gathered with respect to each subjects sex, academic aptttude and attitudinal attributes. The purpose of the additional data was to identify variables, other than the treatment condition, affecting game behavior. Thus, facilitating future experimentation. The results of this research indicate that balanced situations tend to produce more cooperative non-aggressive behavior, while imbalances of power tend to generate less cooperative and more aggressive behavi.or. In addition, a balanced situation, when compared to the imbalanced situations, was found to increase the likelihood of participants never employing shock capabilities. Both this experiment and a pilot experiment found de-escalation cycles diffficult to instigate and unlikely to develop from natural causes. Finally, attitudinal, sex, and SCAT data did not appear to be meaningful factors in explaining game play. However, post-experiment sample data indiciated these factors must receive continued attention in future research.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1968
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012599
- Subject Headings
- Aggressiveness (Psychology), Balance of power, Psychology--Experiments
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Foreign aid allocation: Humanitarian needs and donor interests.
- Creator
- McCluskie, Sean Edward., Florida Atlantic University, Vincent, Jack E., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines if characteristics of a foreign nation's economic, social and foreign policy affect U.S. policy makers foreign aid allocation decisions. The three years of 1981, 1985, 1988 were studied. There were several theories that were taken form previous literature that could be grouped generally into humanitarian interests and donor interests that were used to determine the rationale behind the U.S. foreign aid allocation. There were two stages in the study, the first asked: what...
Show moreThis thesis examines if characteristics of a foreign nation's economic, social and foreign policy affect U.S. policy makers foreign aid allocation decisions. The three years of 1981, 1985, 1988 were studied. There were several theories that were taken form previous literature that could be grouped generally into humanitarian interests and donor interests that were used to determine the rationale behind the U.S. foreign aid allocation. There were two stages in the study, the first asked: what are the characteristics of nations most likely to receive aid from the U.S.? The second stage asked among nations receiving aid, which attributes--humanitarian interests or donor interests--are associated with greater amount of aid?
Show less - Date Issued
- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14833
- Subject Headings
- Economic assistance, American, International economic relations, United States--Foreign economic relations
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PREDICTING INTERNATIONAL BEHAVIOR: THE EMPIRICAL RELEVANCE OF FIVE THEORIES.
- Creator
- BAKER, ROGER JOHN., Florida Atlantic University, Vincent, Jack E., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This study empirically tests two new theories of international relations elaborated by Jack E. Vincent as "Relative Status-Field Theory" and "Distance Theory." The findings are compared with empirical results for R. J. Rummel's "Attribute," "Social Field," and "Status-Field" Theories. The cowman philosophical foundation of the theories is discussed, and the basic assumptions and expectations of each theory are specified. The data and methodological procedures necessary for testing the...
Show moreThis study empirically tests two new theories of international relations elaborated by Jack E. Vincent as "Relative Status-Field Theory" and "Distance Theory." The findings are compared with empirical results for R. J. Rummel's "Attribute," "Social Field," and "Status-Field" Theories. The cowman philosophical foundation of the theories is discussed, and the basic assumptions and expectations of each theory are specified. The data and methodological procedures necessary for testing the theories are considered. Suggestions for further theoretical development and testing are given. An elementary knowledge of statistics is required, although some knowledge of multi-variate analysis would be helpful.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13697
- Subject Headings
- International relations--Research
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Predicting Municipal Expenditures.
- Creator
- Bozeman, Barry L., Vincent, Jack E., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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The present research examines the proportions of the general expenditures of the nation's largest cities allocated for various functions of government. It is the intent of the research to determine whether the difference in proportions allocated to these functions may be predicted in terms of demographic and socio-economic attributes of the cities. Essentially, the research will be concerned with determining the degree of correlation between the dependent variables (the allocations) and the...
Show moreThe present research examines the proportions of the general expenditures of the nation's largest cities allocated for various functions of government. It is the intent of the research to determine whether the difference in proportions allocated to these functions may be predicted in terms of demographic and socio-economic attributes of the cities. Essentially, the research will be concerned with determining the degree of correlation between the dependent variables (the allocations) and the independent variables (the attributes) and explaining as much of the variance in the subject's spending patterns as is possible.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012583
- Subject Headings
- Municipal finance--United States
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PATTERNS OF CONFLICT AND COOPERATION FOR INTERNATIONAL GROUPS BASED ON SOCIAL FIELD THEORY.
- Creator
- SLITOR, JAMES LEWIS., Florida Atlantic University, Vincent, Jack E., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This study empirically tests Model II of Social Field Theory, a model elaborated by R. J. Rummel in the Dimensionality of Nations (DON) project at the University of Hawaii. The basic assumptions of this empirical theory are specified and the methodological considerations for transforming the sample data and testing the theory are presented in detail. Comparisons are made of the findings of this research to previous and similar empirical studies in international relations. The results of the...
Show moreThis study empirically tests Model II of Social Field Theory, a model elaborated by R. J. Rummel in the Dimensionality of Nations (DON) project at the University of Hawaii. The basic assumptions of this empirical theory are specified and the methodological considerations for transforming the sample data and testing the theory are presented in detail. Comparisons are made of the findings of this research to previous and similar empirical studies in international relations. The results of the tests cf Hodel II of Social Field Theory on 128 nation subjects and twenty international groups are presented and analyzed. Interpretations and policy implications are specified on the basis of these findings.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1979
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13973
- Subject Headings
- International relations--Methodology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Escalation - De-escalation: And Balance of Power.
- Creator
- Schwerin, Edward W., Vincent, Jack E., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This experiment was an extension of the SMH, and Vincent-Tindell games. The major purpose was to investigate the effects of two different ratios of shock on escalation-de-escalation ancl other aspects of aggressive-cooperative behavior. In one condition (inequality) one player began game play with 6 shocks, the other player began with 18 shocks. In the other condition (equality) both players began game play with 13 shocks apiece. Players were allowed to purchase additional shocks or surrender...
Show moreThis experiment was an extension of the SMH, and Vincent-Tindell games. The major purpose was to investigate the effects of two different ratios of shock on escalation-de-escalation ancl other aspects of aggressive-cooperative behavior. In one condition (inequality) one player began game play with 6 shocks, the other player began with 18 shocks. In the other condition (equality) both players began game play with 13 shocks apiece. Players were allowed to purchase additional shocks or surrender any number of shocks. Forty-nine game play variables were generated, representing indices of aggressive or cooperative behavior. The relationships of these variables to additional independent variables such as game plan, grade point average, and attitudinal scores were also examined. The findings of this experiment indicate that the balanced (equality) conditions tend to generate more purchasing behavior and a higher overall level of aggression. The unbalanced (inequality) condition however, generated more extreme forms of behavior. Those with 18 shocks were generally more aggressive than all other players, and those with 6 shocks (inequality) were generally more cooperative than all other players. These findings conflicted with the results of the previous Tindell-Vincent game, but it seems that the addition of the purchasing option radically altered the effects of treatment condition. Sex was found to be a good predictor of game behavior. females were generally more cooperative and less active than males. Game plan and, to a lesser extent, attitude scores had predictive value for several responses, but grade point average, as expected, was a poor predictor of game behavior.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012598
- Subject Headings
- Political science--Research, Balance of power
- Format
- Document (PDF)
