Journal of Conflict Resolution Reformulation Discussions and Reviews : from National Character to National Behavior: a Discussions and Reviews from National Character to National Behavior: a Reformulation
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Introduction While national character is a subject that has intrigued social scientists for many years, it is rarely considered in theories of international behavior. The major reasons seem to be that: (a) the study of national character is fraught with conceptual confusions and meth-odological difficulties; (b) many social scientists question whether modern, complex, culturally-mixed nations can &dquo;have&dquo; a national character; (c) national character, if it exists, is thought to be applicable to the masses within a nation, but not to the politically relevant elites and leaders; and (d) even if political elites exhibit qualities of the character of a nation, their decisions are thought to be influenced mainly by the hard facts of power,
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