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A Cultural Theory of International Relations
- R. Lebow
- Sociology
- 2009
1. Introduction 2. Fear, interest and honor 3. The spirit and its expression 4. The ancient world 5. Medieval Europe 6. From Sun King to Revolution 7. Imperialism and World War I 8. World War II 9.… Expand
God Gave Physics the Easy Problems:
- S. Bernstein, R. Lebow, J. Stein, S. Weber
- Sociology
- 1 March 2000
For conceptual and empirical reasons the quest for predictive theory rests on a mistaken analogy between physical and social phenomena. Evolutionary biology is a more productive analogy for social… Expand
Between Peace and War: The Nature of International Crisis
- R. Lebow
- Political Science
- 21 January 1982
When is war is the result of a nation's deliberate decision to advance its vital interests by force of arms? When is it brought about by miscalculation? What causes policy-makers to misjudge the… Expand
The long peace, the end of the cold war, and the failure of realism
- R. Lebow
- Sociology
- 1 March 1994
Three of the more important international developments of the last half century are the “long peace” between the superpowers, the Soviet Union's renunciation of its empire and leading role as a… Expand
Contingency, Catalysts, and International System Change
- R. Lebow
- Political Science
- 1 December 2000
Wars, revolutions, and depressions change the world and the way in which we think about it. World War I was a seminal event in both respects. It ushered in a profound transformation of the… Expand
The Memory of Politics in Postwar Europe
- R. Lebow, Wulf Kansteiner, C. Fogu, Heidemarie Uhl, R. Golsan
- Political Science
- 30 August 2006
Counterfactual Thought Experiments: A Necessary Teaching Tool
- R. Lebow
- Sociology
- 1 February 2007
COUNTERFACTUALS are routinely used in physical and biological sciences to develop and evaluate sophisticated, non-linear models. They have been used with telling effect in the study of economic… Expand
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From Victim Myth to Co-Responsibility Thesis: Nazi Rule, World War II, and the Holocaust in Austrian Memory
- R. Lebow, Wulf Kansteiner, C. Fogu, Heidemarie Uhl, R. Golsan
- History
- 30 August 2006
What's So Different about a Counterfactual?
- R. Lebow
- Economics
- 1 July 2000
The author contends that the difference between so-called factual and counterfactual arguments is greatly exaggerated; it is one of degree, not of kind. Both arguments ultimately rest on the quality… Expand
Rational Deterrence Theory: I Think, Therefore I Deter
Deterrence theories purport to supply the auxiliary assumptions rational choice theories need to predict rational strategic behavior. They generally assume that would-be initiators are (i)… Expand