International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 7 Issue 2

WHEN DOES THREAT WORK IN RELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONS?

Martin Patchen

This article attempts to summarise and integrate what we know about the effects of threat. The factors on which the success of threat depends are examined together with situations…

POSITIVE INDUCEMENTS IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE EFFORTS, 1949–1979

Louis Kriesberg, Ross A. Klein

The focus of this article is on non‐coercive means (i.e. reward and persuasion) for pursuing international conflicts. The article uses case studies of six Middle East peace…

PEACE AND VIOLENCE IN RUSSIA AND THE WEST 1740–1985

Matthew Melko

Descriptive data are used to illustrate periods of violence and of peace since 1740. The focus is on six time periods and four areas (North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe…

THE INFLUENCE OF THE WORLD SYSTEM ON WAR IN THE THIRD WORLD

Edward Kick, David Kiefer

The authors suggest that there has been a militarisation of the Third World since the Second World War. This militarisation and consequent hostilities are a representation of the…

CURRENT GREEK ATTITUDES TOWARD THE UNITED STATES: AN EXAMINATION AND EXPLANATION

Betty A. Dobratz

This article explores the negative attitudes towards the United States that exist in present day Greek society. The anti‐US attitudes in Greece are greater than in other EEC…

SEX ROLES AND PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY AND DEFENSE: OUTLINING SWISS WOMEN'S ATTITUDES AND VALUES TOWARDS MILITARISM, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACE

Isidor Wallimann

The author is interested in variations by age in women's attitudes to the military and defence and support for women's participation in the military. Analysis of public opinion…