Whose balance? A constructivist approach to balance of power politics

Civil servants and politics : A delicate balance

This recently published anthology contains twelve chapters authored by various primarily European academics, who address the balance between civil servants and politicians. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which sets the scene and explains the apparent increasing tension between civil servants and politicians. The second section includes a number of country studies, chosen ...

Balance of Power

This paper argues that the efficiency distribution of players in a game determines how aggressively these players interact. We formalize the idea of balance of power: players fight very inefficient players but play softly versus equally (or more) efficient players. This theory of conduct predicts that entry by new firms leads to a less aggressive outcome if it creates a balance of power. A bala...

The Power of Balance:

Editor’s Introduction: We feel privileged to republish portions of The Power of Balance: Transforming Self, Society, and Scientific Inquiry. Originally published by SAGE in 1991, the book’s copyright has reverted to the author, who wished to share our selection of excerpts as a contribution to this special issue’s theme. Torbert’s body of work has always been about fostering “the development of...

FROM POLITICS OF WAR TO POLITICS OF PEACE – NORTHERN UGANDA: Whose War, Whose Peace & Whose Justice

A Custom Approach to Vibrotactile Balance Feedback

INTRODUCTION The CDC has estimated that one in three adults over the age of 65 fall annually [1]. Of those who fall, at least 20% suffer injuries ranging in severity from lacerations to bone fractures to potentially deadly traumatic brain injuries [1]. These injuries cost the U.S. health care system over $30 billion in 2010 and the associated costs are expected to rise to almost $55 billion by ...