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Herbert C Kelman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • group processes in the resolution of International Conflicts experiences from the israeli palestinian case
    American Psychologist, 1997
    Co-Authors: Herbert C Kelman
    Abstract:

    The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been cited as a typical case of a protracted, intractable conflict.

  • promoting joint thinking in International Conflicts an israeli palestinian continuing workshop
    Journal of Social Issues, 1994
    Co-Authors: Nadim N Rouhana, Herbert C Kelman
    Abstract:

    This article reviews the development of interactive problem solving as an unofficial approach to the resolution of International Conflicts, especially as we have applied it to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The article describes the concept of the continuing workshop, which represents our latest attempt to maximize the political impact of interactive problem solving. After presenting the goals, terms of reference, and ground rules of such workshops, the paper examines their potential contribution to the larger process of conflict resolution. The principles of the continuing workshop have been applied in a series of meetings between high-ranking Israeli and Palestinian participants. The paper discusses some of the practical issues confronted in this effort, such as preparation, selection of participants, and the third-party role; and assesses the contribution of this continuing workshop to transforming the relationship between the two societies in conflict.

Karen Villholth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Transboundary aquifer mapping and management in Africa: a harmonised approach
    Hydrogeology Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Yvan Altchenko, Karen Villholth
    Abstract:

    Recent attention to transboundary aquifers (TBAs) in Africa reflects the growing importance of these resources for development in the continent. However, relatively little research on these aquifers and their best management strategies has been published. This report recapitulates progress on mapping and management frameworks for TBAs in Africa. The world map on transboundary aquifers presented at the 6th World Water Forum in 2012 identified 71 TBA systems in Africa. This report presents an updated African TBA map including 80 shared aquifers and aquifer systems superimposed on 63 International river basins. Furthermore, it proposes a new nomenclature for the mapping based on three sub-regions, reflecting the leading regional development communities. The map shows that TBAs represent approximately 42 % of the continental area and 30 % of the population. Finally, a brief review of current International law, specific bi- or multilateral treaties, and TBA management practice in Africa reveals little documented International Conflicts over TBAs. The existing or upcoming International river and lake basin organisations offer a harmonised institutional base for TBA management while alternative or supportive models involving the regional development communities are also required. The proposed map and geographical classification scheme for TBAs facilitates identification of options for joint institutional setups.

Laron K Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • buttery guns and welfare hawks the politics of defense spending in advanced industrial democracies
    American Journal of Political Science, 2011
    Co-Authors: Guy D Whitten, Laron K Williams
    Abstract:

    In this article, we present a new theory that, given the economic consequences of military spending, some governments may use military spending as a means of advancing their domestic non‐military objectives. Based on evidence that governments can use military spending as welfare policy in disguise, we argue that the role of ideology in shaping military spending is more complicated than simple left‐right politics. We also present a theory that strategic elites take advantage of opportunities presented by International events, leading us to expect governments that favor more hawkish foreign policy policies to use low‐level International Conflicts as opportunities for increasing military spending. Using pooled time‐series data from 19 advanced democracies in the post–World War II period, we find that government ideology, measured as welfare and International positions, interacts with the International security environment to affect defense spending.

Mei Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The war puzzle: contradictory effects of International Conflicts on stock markets
    International Review of Economics, 2015
    Co-Authors: Amelie Brune, Thorsten Hens, Marc Oliver Rieger, Mei Wang
    Abstract:

    We study stock market reactions to large International military Conflicts since World War II. Using a news analysis proxy for the estimated likelihood that a conflict will result in a war, we find that an increase in the war likelihood tends to decrease stock prices, but the ultimate outbreak of a war increases them. In cases when a war starts surprisingly, however, the outbreak of a war decreases stock prices. We show that this puzzle cannot be explained by risk or ambiguity aversion or by expectations about a quick end of the war.

  • the war puzzle contradictory effects of International Conflicts on stock markets
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, 2011
    Co-Authors: Amelie Brune, Thorsten Hens, Marc Olivier Rieger, Mei Wang
    Abstract:

    We study a number of large International military con flicts since World War II where we establish a news analysis as a proxy for the estimated likelihood that the con ict will result in a war. We find that in cases when there is a pre-war phase, an increase in the war likelihood tends to decrease stock prices, but the ultimate outbreak of a war increases them. In cases when a war starts as a surprise, the outbreak of a war decreases stock prices. We show that this paradox cannot be explained by uncertainty about investment decisions, nor by the expectation about a quick end of the war or ambiguity aversion. A connection of this puzzling phenomenon to mean-variance preferences of investors is suggested.

Arne Niemann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • mediating International Conflicts the european union as an effective peacemaker
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2015
    Co-Authors: Julian Bergmann, Arne Niemann
    Abstract:

    This article examines how the EU's effectiveness as a mediator in peace negotiations can be appropriately conceptualized and analysed. Mediator effectiveness is analysed along two dimensions: goal‐attainment and conflict settlement. Investigation of the conditions of mediator effectiveness is structured around four key sets of variables: mediator leverage, mediation strategy, coherence and the conflict's context. In our empirical analysis of EU mediation between Serbia and Kosovo (Belgrade–Pristina dialogue) we find that the medium degree of EU effectiveness (both in terms of goal‐attainment and conflict settlement) can be explained by its great leverage vis‐a‐vis the conflict parties due to their EU membership aspirations and its strategy of a mix of manipulation and formulation that draws on this leverage to move parties toward agreement through the use of positive incentives. A limited degree of EU coherence and spoiler problems in Northern Kosovo seem to have had a constraining influence on EU effectiveness.