John L Davies
Biographic Data
| ID | 4234023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John L Davies |
| GIVEN NAMES | John L |
| FAMILY NAME | Davies |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIES J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Second Track Citizens' Diplomacy
Almost all current wars are primarily intra-state, involving complex societal conflicts with at least one party a non-state community. Second Track/ Citizens' Diplomacy is broadly defined as facilitated dialogue to address conflict issues between unofficial representatives or equivalent opinion leaders dfrom communities in conflict. It is an essential complement to official (first track) diplomacy for responding to the enormous challenge that the…
Borderless Higher Education in Continental Europe
Effects of Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Preventing Violent Crime in Washington, D.C
A new generation of international event‐data
Delay in updating event‐data banks partly reflects non‐resolution of issues concerning the validity and usefulness of existing data. This paper describes the development of an event‐data system which attempts, within practical limits, to resolve these issues. The Global Event‐Data System (GEDS) will provide computer‐assisted abstracting and partially‐automated coding of daily international and domestic actions of all nation‐states, major non‐stat…
Planning and Management for Excellence and Efficiency of Higher Education
The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field
This article replies to a methodological criticism of Orme-Johnson et al., (1988). The original study reported that participants in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program located in Jerusalem significantly reduced tension in “collective consciousness” and behavior as measured by decreased conflict in Lebanon and improvement on several social indicators in Israel. Specification of the independent variable on the basis of political…
Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity
Can direct change in state of consciousness through specific mental techniques extend human life and reverse age-related declines? To address this question, 73 residents of 8 homes for the elderly (mean age = 81 years) were randomly assigned among no treatment and 3 treatments highly similar in external structure and expectations: the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program, mindfulness training (MF) in active distinction making, or a relaxation (…
International Peace Project in the Middle East
This prospective social experiment tests a new theory and technology for alleviating violent conflict through reducing societal stress in an underlying field of “collective consciousness.” It was predicted that group practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field (the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program) during August and September, 1983, in Jerusalem, would reduce stress in the collective consciousness and behavior of Israe…
International Peace Project in the Middle East
This prospective social experiment tests a new theory and technology for alleviating violent conflict through reducing societal stress in an underlying field of “collective consciousness.” It was predicted that group practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field (the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program) during August and September, 1983, in Jerusalem, would reduce stress in the collective consciousness and behavior of Israe…
Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity
Can direct change in state of consciousness through specific mental techniques extend human life and reverse age-related declines? To address this question, 73 residents of 8 homes for the elderly (mean age = 81 years) were randomly assigned among no treatment and 3 treatments highly similar in external structure and expectations: the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program, mindfulness training (MF) in active distinction making, or a relaxation (…
Effects of Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Preventing Violent Crime in Washington, D.C
A new generation of international event‐data
Delay in updating event‐data banks partly reflects non‐resolution of issues concerning the validity and usefulness of existing data. This paper describes the development of an event‐data system which attempts, within practical limits, to resolve these issues. The Global Event‐Data System (GEDS) will provide computer‐assisted abstracting and partially‐automated coding of daily international and domestic actions of all nation‐states, major non‐stat…
Borderless Higher Education in Continental Europe
The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field
This article replies to a methodological criticism of Orme-Johnson et al., (1988). The original study reported that participants in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program located in Jerusalem significantly reduced tension in “collective consciousness” and behavior as measured by decreased conflict in Lebanon and improvement on several social indicators in Israel. Specification of the independent variable on the basis of political…
International Peace Project in the Middle East
This prospective social experiment tests a new theory and technology for alleviating violent conflict through reducing societal stress in an underlying field of “collective consciousness.” It was predicted that group practice of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field (the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program) during August and September, 1983, in Jerusalem, would reduce stress in the collective consciousness and behavior of Israe…
Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and longevity
Can direct change in state of consciousness through specific mental techniques extend human life and reverse age-related declines? To address this question, 73 residents of 8 homes for the elderly (mean age = 81 years) were randomly assigned among no treatment and 3 treatments highly similar in external structure and expectations: the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program, mindfulness training (MF) in active distinction making, or a relaxation (…
The Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field
This article replies to a methodological criticism of Orme-Johnson et al., (1988). The original study reported that participants in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program located in Jerusalem significantly reduced tension in “collective consciousness” and behavior as measured by decreased conflict in Lebanon and improvement on several social indicators in Israel. Specification of the independent variable on the basis of political…
Planning and Management for Excellence and Efficiency of Higher Education
A new generation of international event‐data
Delay in updating event‐data banks partly reflects non‐resolution of issues concerning the validity and usefulness of existing data. This paper describes the development of an event‐data system which attempts, within practical limits, to resolve these issues. The Global Event‐Data System (GEDS) will provide computer‐assisted abstracting and partially‐automated coding of daily international and domestic actions of all nation‐states, major non‐stat…
Effects of Group Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Preventing Violent Crime in Washington, D.C
Borderless Higher Education in Continental Europe
Second Track Citizens' Diplomacy
Almost all current wars are primarily intra-state, involving complex societal conflicts with at least one party a non-state community. Second Track/ Citizens' Diplomacy is broadly defined as facilitated dialogue to address conflict issues between unofficial representatives or equivalent opinion leaders dfrom communities in conflict. It is an essential complement to official (first track) diplomacy for responding to the enormous challenge that the…
Meditation (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Transcendental meditation (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works)