The Moralism of Attitudes Supporting Intergroup Violence
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 403
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 403
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 471
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: International organization, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 415-439
ISSN: 0020-8183
World Affairs Online
In: International organization, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 415-439
ISSN: 1531-5088
Certain "realist" views of the international economic regime construe international financial agencies as straightforward reflections of the power and interests of nation states. However, the World Bank's responsiveness to a wide range of demands for new development priorities and approaches also depends on the compliance of its huge staff. The staff's discretion in shaping, implementing, discrediting, or resisting these approaches requires an organizational-theoretic analysis of the sources of acceptance of or resistance to particular initiatives. Role-set theory accounts for many of the motivational sources of resistance. The capabilities to resist new initiatives through "bureaucratic politics" can be understood through March and Simon's emphasis on the importance of absorbing uncertainty. On the basis of these theories and findings on attitudes expressed by Bank staff, strategies can be developed to enhance the Bank's responsiveness to such initiatives as greater emphasis on the alleviation of poverty. Theory and findings also provide a basis for speculating on the characteristics required of an international agency to warrant treating it as an autonomous variable in the international system.
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 247-267
ISSN: 0032-2687
The nature & use of "complex" models for forecasting & policy simulation are analyzed on theoretical & empirical-performance grounds. While the accuracy of complex models in forecasting trends in such fields as economic & energy is undistinguished, their special virtues -- preserving counterintuitive results & representing subsystem interdependence -- could be used to better advantage than current practice permits. Suggestions for such improvements, through more diversified models, microprocess models in addition to the typical macro models, a mix of mechanically & judgmentally operated models, & the modeling of policy response, are reviewed. 26 References. Modified HA.
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 247-267
ISSN: 1573-0891
In: American political science review, Band 72, Heft 4, S. 1450-1451
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 241-251
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 205-212
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 173-186
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 189-204
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 29-43
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 3-28
In: Bringing in the Future, S. 44-62