NCJ Number
30410
Date Published
1974
Length
23 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR DEFINES THE CONCEPTS AND THEMES UNDER STUDY BY THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CONFLICT IN ITS RESEARCH INTO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND MILITARY CAUSES AND MANIFESTATIONS OF UNREST AND CONFLICT IN THE WORLD.
Abstract
CONFLICT IS DEFINED AS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE STATE THROUGH INTERNAL CHALLENGES AND PRESSURES. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE THE INSTITUTE'S MAIN THEMATIC AND CONCEPTUAL CONCERNS: THE NATURE OF THE REBEL, IDEOLOGY AND INTELLECTUALS, PREVENTION AND REPRESSION, TERRORISM AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND INTERNATIONAL LINKS AND STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCES. THESE ARE DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PAPER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)