Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy

Published by De Gruyter

Volume 8 Issue 4

October 2002

Issue of Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy

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Journal Overview

Research Paper

October 1, 2002

The Limits of Manipulation Theory: The Apartheid Third Force and the ANC-Inkatha Conflict in South Africa

Erik Melander

Page range: 146-190

Abstract

The paradox that the overwhelming majority of the fatalities in the political violence during the Apartheid era and the transition to democracy in South Africa were blacks killed by other blacks has in some previous analyses been explained as the consequence of manipulation by the security agencies of the regime, the secretive so-called Third Force. The case of the conflict between the ANC and Inkatha, however, points up a crucial weakness in the manipulation explanation for civil violence in general, and ethnic conflict in particular, namely how come other actors would allow themselves to be manipulated into taking actions which they know will be very costly and risky? The conclusion of this study is that the manipulation strategy employed by the Third Force to some extent influenced the character of the war between the ANC and Inkatha, but did not cause that war. Instead, the actors rational pursuit of their own interests under conditions of uncertainty provides a better account for the escalating conflict.

October 1, 2002

The Old City of Jerusalem As a Tourist International Magnet: An Initial Proposal for A First Step Cooperation in the Middle East

Walter Isard, Tad Hara

Page range: 191-204

About this journal

Objective
The main objectives of Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy (PEPS) are:
- to further research in Peace Science and Peace Economics,
- to expose the scholarly community to innovative peace-related research,
- to disseminate the study of peace economics to a wider audience.

PEPS accepts both theoretical and empirical contributions to the fields of Peace Economics and Peace Science. In line with Peace Science tradition, PEPS welcomes contributions from an interdisciplinary community of scholars from a variety of disciplines including economics, political science, regional science, mathematics, and history, among others.

Given the fact that the journal is online, authors are not asked to limit themselves to a set word or page count for full-length papers. In order to improve scientific communication within the field of Peace Science and Peace Economics, the journal also publishes “Letters,” to provide accounts of new original research. Letters generally do not exceed 2,500 words in length, exclusive of equations, graphs, and figures. Letters can concern either theoretical or applied work, and will be subject to the peer-review process.

Topics
The journal publishes papers covering a wide range of topics with the common theme of peace and conflict analysis, including:

Military expenditures (determinants and impact)
Arms Trade and Military industry
Alliances and games
Game and related theory
Contest theory
General equilibrium models of conflict and conflict management
Economic policies to cope with actual and potential conflicts
Peacekeeping
Economic policies for peacebuilding
Mathematical approaches to conflict management
Mathematical models of arms races and wars
Studies on the causes of wars and political violence
The impact of conflicts and violence on welfare
Arms control, government spending and International Security
Trade disputes, Trade wars and international economic sanctions

Article formats
PEPS publishes both full-length papers and shorter “Letters.”　

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