A dynamic spatial model of conflict escalation

Conflict Coverage and Conflict Escalation

Though still existent traditional state propaganda as characteristic during the World Wars (see Lasswell, 1927; Knightly, 1975; and chapters 2 and 4 of this volume) has been partly delegated to professional PR agencies in recent conflicts (Kunczik, 1990). During both the Gulf War (MacAlthur, 1992) and the Bosnia conflict (Beham. 1996), the role of PR agencies became so massive, and filters used...

Conflict Trajectories 1 Running head: CONFLICT ESCALATION TRAJECTORIES Studying Trajectories of Conflict Escalation

On the escalation and de-escalation of conflict

On the Escalation and De-Escalation of Conflict We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict behavior and repeated interaction on the allocation of effort between production and appropriation. Without repeated interaction, destruction of resources by defeated players can lead to lower appropriative efforts and high...

A Dynamic Spatial Model

Any interesting model of economic geography must involve a tension between “centripetal” forces that tend to produce agglomerations and “centrifugal” forces that tend to pull them apart. This paper explores one such model, and shows that the model links together a number of themes in the geography literature. These include: the role of market access, as measured by a measure of “market potentia...

Nonverbal Expression of Emotions in Conflict Escalation

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