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The Internet And Political Campaigns: Some Early Considerations, Ibpp Editor Dec 1998

The Internet And Political Campaigns: Some Early Considerations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides hypotheses on the effects of the Internet on political campaigns. The IBPP staff hopes that researchers among its readers will attempt to evaluate these hypotheses through combinations of empiricism, rationalism, and other epistemological approaches.


Nonexplosive Warfare: Is It New Or Old?, Ibpp Editor Nov 1998

Nonexplosive Warfare: Is It New Or Old?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a contrary opinion to the analysis of the new United States Secretary of the Navy, Richard Danzig, concerning biological warfare agents and computer-attack variants of information warfare. The opinion is based on the perspective of science and technological change within the context of social, cultural, and political phenomena.


Trends. Straight Talk On Why Saddam Hussein Can't Go Straight, Ibpp Editor Nov 1998

Trends. Straight Talk On Why Saddam Hussein Can't Go Straight, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses Saddam Hussein's inability to give up nuclear weapons development.


The Dissolution Of Core Values: Development Of Crime And Society In Postwar Scandinavia With An Emphasis On Norwegian Circumstances, Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn Nov 1998

The Dissolution Of Core Values: Development Of Crime And Society In Postwar Scandinavia With An Emphasis On Norwegian Circumstances, Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Obstacles To Interrogation Training: Part I, Ibpp Editor Oct 1998

Obstacles To Interrogation Training: Part I, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article continues the series on research presented at the 1998 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California. Part I of the article describes two types of obstacles to effective interrogation training. Part II of the article (to be posted in next week's IBPP Issue (September 16th) describes approaches to overcoming the obstacles. The article is very closely based on the research of Meir Gilboa, formerly the Commander, National Unit for Serious Crime Investigation, Israeli National Police, as presented at the symposium "Four National Approaches to Training Interrogators" that was chaired by Dr. Paul Ekman of the University of …


Under The Danube Canopy: The Future Of International Waterway Law, Michael A. Hyman Oct 1998

Under The Danube Canopy: The Future Of International Waterway Law, Michael A. Hyman

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Unwilling Actors: Why Voluntary Mediation Works, Why Mandatory Mediation Might Not, Gary Smith Oct 1998

Unwilling Actors: Why Voluntary Mediation Works, Why Mandatory Mediation Might Not, Gary Smith

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article examines the debate over the introduction of mandatory mediation in civil litigation. It analyzes why and how voluntary mediation works in order to measure how the process might change under the new regime being implemented in Ontario. The underlying narrative structures of mediation are exposed using semiotic theories commonly employed in the study of theatre. This article will show that mediation, when imposed on unwilling parties, will hinder its efficacy and compromise its theatrical processes. The author concludes that the best way to ensure that making mediation mandatory does not discredit the efficacy and benefits of the process …


When Political Violence Stops: The Problem Of Psychosocial Reconstruction In The Third World, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

When Political Violence Stops: The Problem Of Psychosocial Reconstruction In The Third World, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article continues the IBPP series on research presented at the 1998 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California. The article is based on a presentation by IBPP Editor Cristina J. Montiel at the symposium--"After the Fighting Stops-Psychosocial Intervention and Reconciliation"-- that was co-chaired by Dr. Corann Okorodudu, Rowan University, and Anne Anderson, Psychologists for Social Responsibility.


Trends. Clinton/Lewinsky, Star Chambers, The Starr Report: E Pluribus Unum Or E Uno Plures?, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Trends. Clinton/Lewinsky, Star Chambers, The Starr Report: E Pluribus Unum Or E Uno Plures?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the effect of lying on the presidency and impeachment.


Table Of Contents Volume Nine, Number Four, Fall 1998, Risk Editorial Board Sep 1998

Table Of Contents Volume Nine, Number Four, Fall 1998, Risk Editorial Board

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Table of contents for the journal RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (ISSN: 1073-8673)


Contesting Legal Procedures Of Risk Management In Belgium: A Case Study, Tomke Lask Sep 1998

Contesting Legal Procedures Of Risk Management In Belgium: A Case Study, Tomke Lask

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Lask evaluates legal procedures for dealing with siting problems in Belgium in the context of an actual conflict, and discusses how citizens' dissatisfaction with governmental systems has resulted in increased involvement in environmental issues.


Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the cunundrum of how to best deter or manage a biological warfare (BW) attack by terrorists.


Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author continues his analysis of international criminal courts.


Competency To Stand Trial: An International Challenge, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Competency To Stand Trial: An International Challenge, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the difficulties in developing an international standard for competency to stand trial.


Table Of Contents Volume Nine, Number Three, Summer 1998, Risk Editorial Board Jun 1998

Table Of Contents Volume Nine, Number Three, Summer 1998, Risk Editorial Board

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Table of contents for the journal RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (ISSN: 1073-8673)


Nuclear Waste And Native America: The Mrs Siting Exercise, M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Doug Easterling Jun 1998

Nuclear Waste And Native America: The Mrs Siting Exercise, M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Doug Easterling

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Drs. Gowda & Easterling provide cross-cultural perspectives on issues of risk perception, equity and policy as they affect nuclear waste storage on Native American sites.


The Political Psychology Of Child Molestation: Import For The Rule Of Law, Ibpp Editor May 1998

The Political Psychology Of Child Molestation: Import For The Rule Of Law, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the problematic nature of child molestation for the rule of law.


Getting A Grip On National Service: Key Organizational Features And Strategic Characteristics Of The National Service Corps (Americorps), Daniel E. Witte May 1998

Getting A Grip On National Service: Key Organizational Features And Strategic Characteristics Of The National Service Corps (Americorps), Daniel E. Witte

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lifting Printz Off Dual Sovereignty: Back To A Functional Test For The Etiquette Of Federalism, Alfred R. Light May 1998

Lifting Printz Off Dual Sovereignty: Back To A Functional Test For The Etiquette Of Federalism, Alfred R. Light

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Factors Contributing To Juvenile Violence In Indian Communities, Larry Echohawk May 1998

Factors Contributing To Juvenile Violence In Indian Communities, Larry Echohawk

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Trends. Troubles: The Northern Ireland Settlement, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Trends. Troubles: The Northern Ireland Settlement, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author analysis the two different stances of the recent "landmark settlement" on Northern Ireland forged by various factions of Catholics and Protestants from Northern Ireland, the national leaderships of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and at least two United States interlocutors.


Problems In Historical Explanation: The Case Of The Khmer Rouge, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Problems In Historical Explanation: The Case Of The Khmer Rouge, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights some problems with developing causal explanations for historical phenomena.


Romantic And Electronic Stalking In A College Context, Rebecca K. Lee Apr 1998

Romantic And Electronic Stalking In A College Context, Rebecca K. Lee

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Seven Steps To Achieving A Genuine Public Consensus On An Emotional Issue: With Specific Examples Of How Citizens' Task Forces Have Sometimes Failed, Sandra Vanallen Baker, Richard Matwyshen Apr 1998

Seven Steps To Achieving A Genuine Public Consensus On An Emotional Issue: With Specific Examples Of How Citizens' Task Forces Have Sometimes Failed, Sandra Vanallen Baker, Richard Matwyshen

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Symposium: The Increasing Conflicts of Deer and Human Populations in Suburban Areas


The Contentious Lands: A Book Review Of Western Public Lands And Environmental Politics, Marla E. Mansfield Apr 1998

The Contentious Lands: A Book Review Of Western Public Lands And Environmental Politics, Marla E. Mansfield

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Roots, Trunk, And Branches Of Modern Environmental Law: A Book Review Comparison Of An Environmental Law Anthology And Foundations Of Environmental Law And Policy, Robert F. Blomquist Apr 1998

Roots, Trunk, And Branches Of Modern Environmental Law: A Book Review Comparison Of An Environmental Law Anthology And Foundations Of Environmental Law And Policy, Robert F. Blomquist

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Trends. Black, White, And Shades Of Grey: A Perspective On Kosovo, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. Black, White, And Shades Of Grey: A Perspective On Kosovo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the brutal crackdowns by Serbian police and paramilitary forces against individuals of Albanian ethnicity in Kosovo province.


Trends. Human Rights In The People's Republic Of China: On Rewards And Leverage, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. Human Rights In The People's Republic Of China: On Rewards And Leverage, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Clinton administration's announcement that it will not sponsor this year's resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva that would condemn the People's Republic of China (PRC) for human rights violations.


Biological Warfare As Psychological Warfare, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Biological Warfare As Psychological Warfare, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the psychological benefits of an offensive biological warfare program


Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) that was initiated by United States (US) President Ronald Reagan during his first term.