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Evaluating Militant Decision-Making With Information Science: The Irish Republican Movement During The "Troubles", Joshua C. Eastin, Emily Kalah Gade, Michael Gabbay
Evaluating Militant Decision-Making With Information Science: The Irish Republican Movement During The "Troubles", Joshua C. Eastin, Emily Kalah Gade, Michael Gabbay
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Why do militant groups decide to escalate or deescalate their use of violence in conflict? Examining the case of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland, we analyze groups that adopt violence as a political strategy and evaluate factors that influence its application. To do so, we adopt a novel empirical approach to the study of militant groups. Drawn from information science, this approach enables estimation of variable influence and uncertainty within structured case studies, and is thus ideal for topics such as militant decision-making where systematic data collection is difficult.
The Trump Presidency, Ethan Johnson
The Trump Presidency, Ethan Johnson
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
I was asked to discuss my thinking about the Trump candidacy and presidency, which is no small task. I told Jaime I would discuss this issue through the lens of racism and sexism. As a scholar and teacher of the Black Experience in the United States, Latin America and Europe I almost always begin my thinking through my personal, educational and research experiences. So, that is what I am going to do here. I would like to start out stating that Trump’s election is no aberration within American politics. His election fits very well within both the colonial history of …
"World Affairs Forum", Forest Amsden, Rebecca Bell, David Burrington, George Montgomery, Carl Stern
"World Affairs Forum", Forest Amsden, Rebecca Bell, David Burrington, George Montgomery, Carl Stern
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
Forest Amsden, moderator; Rebecca Bell, David Burrington, George Montgomery, and Carl Stern, panelists.