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Ingroup, Outgroup, Out Of Group: Milosevic's Propaganda Failure, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Ingroup, Outgroup, Out Of Group: Milosevic's Propaganda Failure, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a social psychological perspective on Slobodan Milosevic's loss of political power in Yugoslavia.


Trends. Terrorism Wins Again And Again: Explosion In The Port Of Aden, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. Terrorism Wins Again And Again: Explosion In The Port Of Aden, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of terrorism as a long-established means for accomplishing political goals via targeting survivors of terrorist attacks.


Trends. To Contest Or Not To Contest: A Necessary Ambivalence In Yugoslavia, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. To Contest Or Not To Contest: A Necessary Ambivalence In Yugoslavia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses corruption of 2000 elections in Yugoslavia purportedly by Slobodan Milosevic, and the problematic task of effective subsequent action.


Trends. Dirty Little Secrets On Secrets: The Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2001, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. Dirty Little Secrets On Secrets: The Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2001, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the phenomena of leaking and overclassification of information in the context of national security.


Nuclear Weapons In The 21st Century: Sense, Nonsense, No Sense, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Nuclear Weapons In The 21st Century: Sense, Nonsense, No Sense, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article considers commonly posited benefits of nation-states' possessing nuclear weapons.


Preventive Psychology As Political Psychology: Illicit Drugs And Alcohol, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Preventive Psychology As Political Psychology: Illicit Drugs And Alcohol, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes ideological elements behind scientific positions on the primary prevention of illicit drug and alcohol abuse.


Nationalism In The People's Republic Of China: A Consequential Chameleon, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Nationalism In The People's Republic Of China: A Consequential Chameleon, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes how nationalism among political leaders in the People's Republic of China (PRC) can be the linchpin of divergent views on the desirability of the PRC's future in a globalized economy.


Terror Management Theory, Terrorism, And Terror: Political Psychological Status, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Terror Management Theory, Terrorism, And Terror: Political Psychological Status, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a commentary on the utility of terror management theory in understanding, explaining, preventing, and resolving incidents of terrorism.


On Ethical Peacekeeping: Ambivalence And Politics At The United Nations, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

On Ethical Peacekeeping: Ambivalence And Politics At The United Nations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights the significant interdependence between strategic and ethical concerns in international peacekeeping controlled by the United Nations (UN).


Trends. Discretion, No Discretion: Travails Of The Immigration And Naturalization Service, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Discretion, No Discretion: Travails Of The Immigration And Naturalization Service, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the political reaction to actions of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the role of 'discretion.'


Mass Media And Violence: Science As Ideology, Ideology As Science, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Mass Media And Violence: Science As Ideology, Ideology As Science, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article critiques a commonly promulgated belief that mass media-conveyed violence induces commensurate behavioral violence in its recipients.


Trends. Common Currency On Currency Interventions In A Global Economy: Psychological Considerations, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Common Currency On Currency Interventions In A Global Economy: Psychological Considerations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses government interventions in economies in the context of a global economy. While economists usually assume actors to be rational, the author notes that this may not be the case with human belief systems and actions.


Trends. Psychopolitical Action In Yugoslavia: With Friends Like These, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Psychopolitical Action In Yugoslavia: With Friends Like These, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the actions of the United States Government to affect Yugoslavian presidential elections in Macedonia and Serbia against Slobodan Milosevic, as well as Milosevic's use of these actions as evidence of outside interference. Nationalism as well as opposition strategies are also discussed.


Trends. Rat Psychology During The United States Presidential Election, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Rat Psychology During The United States Presidential Election, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the ethics of the alleged use of subliminal perception - the word"Rats" superimposed on an attack on Vice President Gore's health care plans - by representatives of the Bush campaign in the 2000 presidential election.


The Need For Racial Profiling: Negative Fallout Of The Wen Ho Lee Case, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

The Need For Racial Profiling: Negative Fallout Of The Wen Ho Lee Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a counterproductive theme within public discourse on racial profiling, as the Wen Ho Lee case has been resolved.


A Review Of "Vanishing Borders: Protecting The Planet In The Age Of Globalization" By Hilary French: Implications For Peace, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

A Review Of "Vanishing Borders: Protecting The Planet In The Age Of Globalization" By Hilary French: Implications For Peace, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article reviews a recent book by Hilary French, vice president for research at the Worldwatch Institute.


Oil Dependence As National Psychiatric Diagnosis, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Oil Dependence As National Psychiatric Diagnosis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article suggests a case for an entity of national psychopathology--viz., oil dependence.


Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer Sep 2000

Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer

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

The authors test for differences in risk perceptions among different age groups.


A Lesson From Political Psychology: When Vip Treatment Is A Prescription For Disaster, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

A Lesson From Political Psychology: When Vip Treatment Is A Prescription For Disaster, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some paradoxical consequences of high-level, direct involvement of a political leader in crises and disasters.


Drugged Or Old Drugs In New Bottles: United States Drug Policy And Colombia, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Drugged Or Old Drugs In New Bottles: United States Drug Policy And Colombia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a psychology that seems to pertain to United States (US) policy towards decreasing the export of illicit drugs from Colombia.


Fitness For Duty: Textual Analysis Of A Potential National Security Adviser, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Fitness For Duty: Textual Analysis Of A Potential National Security Adviser, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores implications of public statements for the fitness of the foreign policy adviser to the Republican candidate for the United States (US) presidency to be his national security advisor.


Trends. Psychologies Of Immigration: The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Psychologies Of Immigration: The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses illegal immigration and immigration reform, as well as the psychological reasoning behind the laws.


Trends. Truth And Narrative: The Case Of Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Truth And Narrative: The Case Of Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and the politics and the narrative politicians tell themselves for pragmatic purposes.


Trends. Politics And Psychology: The Effect Of Political Transition On Russian Families, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

Trends. Politics And Psychology: The Effect Of Political Transition On Russian Families, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the work of Dr. Alexander Shapiro of Moscow, the Russian Federation, and a paper he presented at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC. The paper discussed the effects of political transition on Russian family life.


The Psychology Of Ethics And Morality: Implications For Personnel Security And Counterintelligence, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

The Psychology Of Ethics And Morality: Implications For Personnel Security And Counterintelligence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes various psychological research approaches that might help manage ethical and moral vulnerabilities related to intentional security violations in political organizations.


Trends. Why The United States Still Hasn't Shaken Its Vietnam Syndrome: The Case Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

Trends. Why The United States Still Hasn't Shaken Its Vietnam Syndrome: The Case Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the the lingering presence of the Vietnam Syndrome - the idea that military successes seem to have little impact on the hearts and minds of large segments of a given country's population - in the United States' Operation DESERT STORM in Iraq.


Ibpp Research Associates: Mexico, Salvador Plascencia Aug 2000

Ibpp Research Associates: Mexico, Salvador Plascencia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is an interview conducted by IBPP Research Associate, Mr. Gil Grein, with Salvador Plascencia, an executive assistant/buyer living in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The interview covers conditions in Tijuana as well as opinions about the Vicente Fox administration.


Trends. Homosexual Politics And Security: The American Psychological Association (Apa) Brief Of Amicus Curiae No. 99-699, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

Trends. Homosexual Politics And Security: The American Psychological Association (Apa) Brief Of Amicus Curiae No. 99-699, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the American Psychological Association's (APA's) brief of amicus curiae, which the APA submitted in order to provide a context for the Supreme Court of the United States to review the policy of the Boy Scouts of America and Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, which involved the Boy Scouts, homosexuality, and claims about discrimination against homosexuals.


Security Policy And The Word: Applications From Research On Social Judgment And Decision Making, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

Security Policy And The Word: Applications From Research On Social Judgment And Decision Making, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the basic findings of and some phenomenological concerns with social judgment and decision-making research applied to developing support for security policies.


The Psychology Of Espionage: Contemporary Commentary, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

The Psychology Of Espionage: Contemporary Commentary, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides commentary on some of the common personnel security and counterintelligence criteria employed to minimize espionage within a political organization. The article takes as a point of departure "Security and Motivational Factors in Espionage" by Mr. Terry Thompson in the July 2000 The Intelligencer.