Archive for the 'social science'

• Conflict resolution has both positive and negative outcomes

May 13th, 2016 by Charles Cameron

Posted in africa, Charles Cameron, conflict resolution, health care, paradox, social science, society, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Conflict resolution has both positive and negative outcomes

• Review: The Rule of the Clan

April 20th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, al qaida, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, authors, black globalization, blowback, book, comparative, connectivity, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, Evolution, Failed State, foreign policy, government, historiography, history, Human Rights, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, interdisciplinary, international law, lawyers, legal, legitimacy, Liberalism, liberty, national security, networks, non-state actors, paradox, Patterns, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, Questions, rule-sets, security, social networks, social science, society, state failure, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 3 comments

• Turchin on Human Sacrifice and Society

April 12th, 2016 by zen

Posted in analytic, ancient history, anthropology, Archaeology, blog-friends, ceremonial, complex systems, complexity, cooperation, counterpoint, culture, debate, egalitarianism, history, ideas, intellectuals, ISIS, magic, Musings, myth, politics, population, power, prayer, Prehistoric, psychology, Religion, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, social science, society, sociobiology, symbolism, T Greer, Theology, theory, tribes, war | 1 comment

• Human Sacrifice and State-Building

April 5th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 21st century, ancient history, anthropology, Archaeology, Australia, cultural intelligence, culture, dystopia, extremists, hierarchy, ideas, intellectuals, IS, ISIS, islamist, Mahdist, management of barbarism / savagery, politics, population, power, primary loyalties, punishment, sacred, sacrifice, sharia, social science, society, state terrorism, symbolism, terrorism, theory, values | 4 comments

• Guest Post: Duncan Hunter and Human Terrain System by Turner

February 14th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Afghanistan, anthropology, COIN, cultural intelligence, culture, defense, expertise, guest post, Human Terrain System, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, military, military contractor, military training & education, national security, organizations, politics, Questions, social science, state department, state failure | 9 comments