Measuring Affect and Action in Inter National Reaction Models

Ole R. Holsti, Richard A. Brody and Robert C. North
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Ole R. Holsti: Studies in International Conflict and Integration Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Richard A. Brody: Studies in International Conflict and Integration Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Robert C. North: Studies in International Conflict and Integration Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

Journal of Peace Research, 1964, vol. 1, issue 3-4, 170-189

Abstract: The Cuban crisis of October 1962 may be analyzed from several perspectives. The investigator may focus his attention on the unique characteristics of the situation and sequence of events which are outlined here. The analyst of international relations may, as is suggested in this paper, examine these events so as to permit relevant comparisons with other crisis situations, both those resolved by war and those eventually resolved by non-violent means. The conceptual framework for this analysis is a two-step mediated stimulus-response model in which the acts of one nation are considered as inputs to other nations. Such psycho-political variables as perceptions and expressions of hostility are traced over time by means of content analysis of documents to test the consistency of the model. In the Cuban crisis, both sides tended to perceive rather accurately the nature of the adversary's actions and then proceeded to act at an appropriate level. Efforts by either party to delay or reverse the escalation toward conflict were generally perceived as such, and responded to in like manner.

Date: 1964
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DOI: 10.1177/002234336400100303

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