Roots of War: Wanting Power, Seeing Threat, Justifying Force identifies three psychological factors that contribute to conflicts and the difference between escalation to war and peaceful resolution: the desire for power (power motivation), exaggerated perception of an opponent's power threat, and justification for using military power and force. The importance of power concerns in war is reflected in a survey of leaders' reasons for starting wars from Thucydides through George W. Bush. Drawing on this research, Roots of War concludes by suggesting policies to tame power and preserve peace,…mehr
Roots of War: Wanting Power, Seeing Threat, Justifying Force identifies three psychological factors that contribute to conflicts and the difference between escalation to war and peaceful resolution: the desire for power (power motivation), exaggerated perception of an opponent's power threat, and justification for using military power and force. The importance of power concerns in war is reflected in a survey of leaders' reasons for starting wars from Thucydides through George W. Bush. Drawing on this research, Roots of War concludes by suggesting policies to tame power and preserve peace, demonstrating the role of these policies in successful diplomatic interventions.
David G. Winter is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, and is a former Rhodes Scholar and Guggenheim Fellow. He has carried out extensive research on several political psychology topics, including power motivation, war and peace, political leadership, and authoritarianism in political life. He is a past president of the International Society of Political Psychology.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Crises Chapter 2: Reasons, Motives, and Causes Chapter 3: On Power Chapter 4: Power Motivation in War and Peace Chapter 5: Perceiving and Misperceiving Power Chapter 6: Justifying Power and War Chapter 7: Toward Peace I: Taming Power Drives Chapter 8: Toward Peace II: Taming Societies, Perceptions, and Justifications
Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Crises Chapter 2: Reasons, Motives, and Causes Chapter 3: On Power Chapter 4: Power Motivation in War and Peace Chapter 5: Perceiving and Misperceiving Power Chapter 6: Justifying Power and War Chapter 7: Toward Peace I: Taming Power Drives Chapter 8: Toward Peace II: Taming Societies, Perceptions, and Justifications
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