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Full-Text Articles in Psychology
Nuclear Psychologies: On The First Use Of Nuclear Weapons And Reductions In Nuclear Arsenals, Ibpp Editor
Nuclear Psychologies: On The First Use Of Nuclear Weapons And Reductions In Nuclear Arsenals, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes how the psychological rationales for, and the consequences of, the same nuclear policies can be constructed very differently by different groups of nuclear policymakers. Some possible rationales for these differences are offered.
Trends. Letter Bombs In Australia: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Letter Bombs In Australia: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the psychological aspects of letter bombers.
Aftermath Of Disaster In Sweden, Gaza, And Sites Of Torture: A Critique Of Psychological Services, Ibpp Editor
Aftermath Of Disaster In Sweden, Gaza, And Sites Of Torture: A Critique Of Psychological Services, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article critiques the assumptions of psychological services offered in response to disaster.
Trends. The Political Psychology Of Economic Policy: Is The Emperor Wearing No Clothes? Is There An Emperor?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Political Psychology Of Economic Policy: Is The Emperor Wearing No Clothes? Is There An Emperor?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the global economic crisis.
Comments On A Study Of Northern Irish Political Attitudes, Ibpp Editor
Comments On A Study Of Northern Irish Political Attitudes, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides a commentary on the recent development of a set of objective measures of political attitudes among residents of Northern Ireland. The article is a continuation of a series on research that was presented at the 1998 American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, California.
Assassination: A Tool Of Terror Management Or Of Counterterrorism?, Ibpp Editor
Assassination: A Tool Of Terror Management Or Of Counterterrorism?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes Issues relevant to evaluating assassination as a viable tool of governmental security policy to counter terrorism. The creative inspiration and much of the research for this article was accomplished by IBPP Research Assistant and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Lou Adesso III.
Strategic Vision For International Security Affairs: Sine Qua Non, Anon, Or Non?, Ibpp Editor
Strategic Vision For International Security Affairs: Sine Qua Non, Anon, Or Non?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores some of the weaknesses in the common assumption that a strategic vision is necessary in identifying and managing international security threats and opportunities.
Trends. National Security Policy And Toleration For Ambiguity: Israel, Northern Ireland, North Korea, And The World, Ibpp Editor
Trends. National Security Policy And Toleration For Ambiguity: Israel, Northern Ireland, North Korea, And The World, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses one of many dichotomies comprising the development, implementation, and evaluation of security policies that is between clarity and ambiguity.
Public Perception Of Risk Management In Environmental Controversies: A U.K. Case Study, Maria Simosi, Peter T. Allen
Public Perception Of Risk Management In Environmental Controversies: A U.K. Case Study, Maria Simosi, Peter T. Allen
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Drs. Simosi and Allen focus on issues arising from an environmental dispute in the U.K. Their case study findings are discussed in the context of existing environmental decision-making procedures in the U.K.
Public Participation In Resolving Environmental Disputes And The Problem Of Representativeness, Peter T. Allen
Public Participation In Resolving Environmental Disputes And The Problem Of Representativeness, Peter T. Allen
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Allen, the symposium organizer, reviews recent .efforts to increase public involvement in environmental disputes.
The Factors That Motivated American Ground Forces To Fight During Combat In Vietnam, William A. Schum
The Factors That Motivated American Ground Forces To Fight During Combat In Vietnam, William A. Schum
Theses and Dissertations
Many people debate the policies of the United States government with respect to the conduct of the Vietnam War. The war was unpopular, at best, and many argued that our military should not have fought for South Vietnam. So, what compelled American ground forces to fight an atypical enemy? This thesis explores the motivational factors that influenced the military ground forces on a daily basis. Past research conducted on previous wars serves as the guideline for the methodology used. Combat narratives are the data sources and references to motivational factors by the authors are the data. As a whole, the …
From Winning Hearts And Minds To Shaping Behaviors: Nation-Building As A New Psychology Of Antiterrorism, Ibpp Editor
From Winning Hearts And Minds To Shaping Behaviors: Nation-Building As A New Psychology Of Antiterrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes a qualitative change in the psychology of antiterrorism through nationbuilding activities.
Trends. The Omagh Bombing: Ireland And The Psychology Of Walls, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Omagh Bombing: Ireland And The Psychology Of Walls, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the psychological aspect of walls in relation to peace efforts in Northern Ireland.
Terrorist Explosions In Nairobi: How Secondary Goals Become Primary Ones, Ibpp Editor
Terrorist Explosions In Nairobi: How Secondary Goals Become Primary Ones, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes a psychology of terrorism whereby achieving secondary goals can ineluctably lead to achieving primary ones.
Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor
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. Terrorism And Sanctions: A Problem With Iran, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Terrorism And Sanctions: A Problem With Iran, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the three kinds of activities, Iran continues to be engaged in, that preclude closer cooperation with the US and the sanctions that have been declared against Iran.
Trends. A Post-Postmodern Terrorism: Examples From Colombia And Spain, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Post-Postmodern Terrorism: Examples From Colombia And Spain, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses basic concepts of terrorism.
Peace Psychologists: Necessarily Complicit In Political Violence?, Ibpp Editor
Peace Psychologists: Necessarily Complicit In Political Violence?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article presents an argument that the basic and applied research of peace psychologists does not attenuate but contributes to violent political conflict.
Trends. Rape As Terrorism: Difficulties In Criminal Justice Adjudication, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Rape As Terrorism: Difficulties In Criminal Justice Adjudication, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article focuses on psychological complexities in successfully adjudicating allegations of terrorist rape--i.e., rape committed intentionally to achieve formal political objectives.
The Taliban Touch: Is Smashing Tv Sets A Smashing Idea?, Ibpp Editor
The Taliban Touch: Is Smashing Tv Sets A Smashing Idea?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article contains a commentary on a new public policy announced by the Taliban movement in Afghanistan that will proscribe televisions, videocassette recorders, videotapes, and satellite dishes among the people under its control. The commentary focuses on the potential political consequences of this policy based on psychological research on the effects of television.
The Political Personality Of U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Aubrey Immelman
The Political Personality Of U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper presents the results of an indirect psychodiagnostic assessment of the political personality of U.S. vice president Al Gore, Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election, from the conceptual perspective of Theodore Millon.
Information concerning Al Gore was collected from published biographical and autobiographical accounts and political reports in the print media, and synthesized into personality profiles using the second edition of the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with Axis II of DSM-IV.
The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed on the basis of interpretive guidelines …
Social Construction Of Destabilization In Indonesia And Colombia: Recipe For Intelligence And Policy Failures, Ibpp Editor
Social Construction Of Destabilization In Indonesia And Colombia: Recipe For Intelligence And Policy Failures, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes how social constructs can deleteriously affect the implementation of intelligence and policy programs in environments of political destabilization.
Trends. Pakistan Evens The Score: Do We Need An Overtime?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Pakistan Evens The Score: Do We Need An Overtime?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the recent Pakistani government nuclear detonations.
Attributions And International Political Conflict, Ibpp Editor
Attributions And International Political Conflict, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights the relevance of some recent research on psychological attribution processes to the prevention, development, maintenance, exacerbation, and attenuation of international political conflict.
Security Politics Of The Intelligence Quotient (Iq), Ibpp Editor
Security Politics Of The Intelligence Quotient (Iq), Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes conceptual weaknesses of the intelligence quotient (IQ) and their security implications.
Trends. Nuclear Tests In India: Is The Buddha Smiling?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Nuclear Tests In India: Is The Buddha Smiling?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses nuclear testing in India.
Trends. Necessity As The Mother Of Invention: International Crime In An Era Of Globalization, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Necessity As The Mother Of Invention: International Crime In An Era Of Globalization, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses how the increasing reach and efficiency of telecommunications and mass transport in an era of globalization pose new opportunity for international crime.
Trends. Troubles: The Northern Ireland Settlement, Ibpp Editor
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.
Trends. Globalization And Security: Somalia, Indonesia, And The Import Of Mobility, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Globalization And Security: Somalia, Indonesia, And The Import Of Mobility, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the potential for significant impact on the security of nation-states that illegal immigrants can have.
How Standards And Accountability Lead To Safety And Security Violations At Nuclear Weapons Plants, Ibpp Editor
How Standards And Accountability Lead To Safety And Security Violations At Nuclear Weapons Plants, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes some counterintuitive consequences of instituting safety standards and accountability practices at nuclear weapons plants.