Social Field Theory, Libertarianism, and Violence

In: International journal on world peace, Band 3, Heft 4, S. 9-44

Abstract

The proposition is tested that the more libertarian a nation, the less its internal, foreign, & dyadic violence. The macrotheory concerning the social field of libertarianism & the antifield of totalitarianism is presented, along with an associated mathematical model. This model is used to explain the inverse relationship between libertarianism & collective violence. The microtheory comprising the conflict helix -- a movement from peaceful relations to social conflict & back, with progressively shorter periods of conflict -- is described conceptually, & the catastrophe theory model is presented to define the precise relationship of libertarianism to the conflict helix. 1 Table, 7 Figures, 15 References. AA