Lewis Fry Richardson : : His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences.

• Superior document: Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Series ; v.27
• Author: Gleditsch, Nils Petter.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; Ã2020.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (154 pages)

Table of Contents

• Contents
• 1 Lewis Fry Richardson - A Pioneer Not Forgotten
• Abstract
• 1.1 His Life and Work
• 1.2 The Study of Arms Races
• 1.3 Identifying Deadly Quarrels
• 1.4 The Stability of the Long Peace
• 1.5 The Role of Geography in Conflict
• 1.6 The Role of Mathematics in Peace Studies
• 1.7 The Conscience of a Scholar
• 1.8 The Impossible Dream
• References
• 2 Lewis Fry Richardson: A Personal Narrative
• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• References
• 3 The Influence of the Richardson Arms Race Model
• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The Equations
• 3.3 Interpreting the Equations
• 3.4 Other Arms Races
• 3.5 Conclusion
• References
• 4 What Richardson Got Right (and Wrong) About Arms Races and War
• Abstract
• 4.1 The Arms Race-War Debate
• 4.2 Richardson on Arms Races and War
• 4.2.1 The Dynamics of Arms Races and Their Implications for the Study of War
• 4.2.2 More Specific Claims About Arms Races and War
• 4.2.3 Empirical Findings
• References
• 5 Richardson and the Study of Dynamic Conflict Processes
• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Richardsonian Dynamics: Time, Feedback, and Interactions
• 5.3 Dynamics in Formal Theory Traditions
• 5.3.1 Game Theory
• 5.3.2 Evolutionary Games and Agent-Based Models
• 5.3.3 Differential Equations Models
• 5.4 Dynamic Processes in Research Design and Empirical Analysis
• 5.4.1 Early Work
• 5.4.2 Current Empirical Research: An Illustration
• 5.5 Conclusions and Recommendations
• References
• 6 Back to the Future: Richardson's Multilateral Arms Race Model
• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Multilateral Arms Races
• 6.3 Military Spending
• 6.4 Reactivity
• 6.5 The System of Equations
• 6.6 What About the Present?
• References
• 7 From Hand-Counting to GIS: Richardson in the Information Age
• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction.
• 7.2 The GIS Revolution in the Social Sciences
• 7.3 GIS and Spatial Data Analysis
• 7.4 Conclusion
• References
• 8 Weather, War, and Chaos: Richardson's Encounter with Molecules and Nations
• Abstract
• 8.1 On Molecules and Nations: Richardson's Scientific Conceptions
• 8.2 The Framework of the Richardson Arms Race Model
• 8.2.1 Stability and Balance of Power
• 8.2.2 Critical Issues and Decision Rules
• 8.2.3 Chaos and Predictability in the Arms Race
• 8.3 Multi-agent Interaction of Conflict and Cooperation
• 8.3.1 From Individual Action to Multi-agent Interaction
• 8.3.2 Conditions for Stability
• 8.3.3 Connection to the Richardson Model
• 8.4 Model Applications
• 8.4.1 Complex Conflict Landscapes and the Spiral of Violence
• 8.4.2 Climate Change, Social Instability, and Violent Conflict
• 8.5 Summary and Outlook
• References
• 9 When Lanchester Met Richardson: The Interaction of Warfare with Psychology
• Abstract
• 9.1 Richardson's Arms Race Model
• 9.2 A Lanchester-Richardson Model
• 9.3 A Deitchman-Richardson Model
• 9.4 Models with Three Actors
• 9.5 The Lanchester Truel
• 9.6 Concluding Thoughts
• References
• 10 On the Frequency and Severity of Interstate Wars
• Abstract
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Preliminaries
• 10.3 The Size and Timing of Wars
• 10.4 Are Large Wars Declining?
• 10.5 Evaluating the Past
• 10.6 Peering into the Future
• 10.7 Discussion
• References
• 11 The Decline of War Since 1950: New Evidence
• Abstract
• 11.1 A Continuing Debate
• 11.2 Richardson Provides Our Framework
• 11.3 A New Debate on the Decline of War
• 11.4 Measuring War
• 11.5 Insights from the Data
• 11.6 A More Peaceful World Since 1950
• References
• Richardson's Life and Work
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• About the Editor Nils Petter Gleditsch
• Contents.
• 12 Correction to: Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences
• Correction to: N. P. Gleditsch (ed.), Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences, Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice 27, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31589-4_8
• Richardson's Life and Work
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• About the Editor Nils Petter Gleditsch.