Essays about: "Tony Ingesson"

Found 4 essays containing the words Tony Ingesson.

1. 1. Great Powers, Great Perils: A Neorealist Analysis of the Impact of Multipolarity on the Risks of Confrontation, 1890-1911 and 2001-2009

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tony Ingesson; [2009]
   Keywords : neorealism; multipolarity; game theory; imperialism; power projection; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from a neorealist theoretical perspective but adds a rational actor perspective based on game theory. It shares Waltz' assumption of deep anarchy and the need for states to ensure their security but also maintains that actor prospects may be able to cope with the structural incentives in a flexible manner. READ MORE

3. 2. Causes and Contexts - A structural analysis of terrorism past and present

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tony Ingesson; [2007]
   Keywords : terrorism; Islamic terrorism; West Germany; urban guerilla; Al-Qaeda; Peace and conflict research; polemology; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical framework that can be applied to both religious and secular terrorism. It is suggested that terrorism can be divided into two categories; practical and ideological. The first category, terrorists with practical objectives like sovereignty or end to repression, are generated by local conflicts. READ MORE

4. 3. Humanitarian Rationality - A rational analysis of humanitarian restrictions on warfare

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tony Ingesson; [2006]
   Keywords : limited warfare; game theory; humanitarian conventions; rule systems; warfare; Peace and conflict research; polemology; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis uses some key aspects of game theory-related research concerning the Cold War by re-interpreting it in a more generally applicable way. Three such key aspects, defined as the reciprocity factor, the rule complexity factor and the unrestricted destabilising measures factor, are then used to explain how likely restrictions on warfare are to persist for purely rational reasons. READ MORE

5. 4. Grains and Gains: A study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural regime

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tony Ingesson; Jon Jeppsson; [2006]
   Keywords : regime theory; agriculture; power structures; GATT WTO; coalitions; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis presents a synthetic approach to the concept of power structures within international regimes by combining neo-liberalism, realism and rational choice theory in a structure/agency approach. The theoretical argument is applied to a case study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural negotiations and its development from 1947 to 2004. READ MORE