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Theoretical analysis of the “balance of power”
Author(s) -
Kaplan Morton A.,
Burns Arthur Lee,
Quandt Richard E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830050306
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , power (physics) , power balance , politics , electric power system , economics , computer science , mathematical economics , epistemology , psychology , political science , philosophy , law , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
The structure of a “balance of power” system can be explored with the aid of models, but for practical and theoretical reasons, the theorist often has difficulty in displaying all the implications of his model. In an effort to bring out and examine the stabilizing qualities and other potentialities attributed to the “balance of power” system, the authors of this article have invented a competitive game of international politics—not as itself a model, but as a device for “playing out” models and theories.