Motivation and the Escalation of Conflict
Case Studies of Individual Leaders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12438705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David G Winter (0000-0002-6490-7467, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 381-398 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327949pac1004_8 |
| OpenAlex | W2029568993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 21 |
Previous research with various kinds of documents has shown that high levels of power motive imagery are associated with conflict escalation and war, whereas affiliation imagery is associated with peaceful conflict resolution. This article extends this research to case studies of individual leaders: (a) passages from U.S. President James Polk's diary, inaugural address, and 1845 annual message relating to Mexico and the Oregon boundary issue; (b) addresses (reports) by Robert Rhett from the Southern Convention of 1850 and the South Carolina secession convention of 1860; (c) presidential messages by Andrew Jackson about nullification and James Buchanan about Southern secession; (d) speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in early 1861, during the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War; and (e) several kinds of documents from the Cuban Missile Crisis (successive drafts of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's letters and speeches and minutes and transcripts of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Nationa
De-escalation · Political science · Public relations · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Law · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
Annual Bibliography of Works about Life Writing, 2004-2005
Motivational Computing
Implicit motives and conflict intensity
Revolutions, coups, and clashes
Scoring motive imagery in documents from four Middle East opposition groups
Empathy and Strategic Interaction in Crises
Automated Motive Scoring and International Crisis Behavior
Words of swords in the Caucasus
What the Words of War Can Tell Us About the Risk of War
Two Years of Ups and Downs
Social Psychology and Peace
The History of Violence in America
Battle Cry of Freedom
One Hell of a Gamble
A model of egoistical relative deprivation.
Motivation and Personality
The J-Curve of Rising and Declining Satisfactions as a Cause of Some Great Revolutions and a Contained Rebellion
The Parable of the Tribes
Misperception in the Arab‐Israeli Conflict
The Diplomacy of Annexation
An Exploratory Study of the Motives of Southern African Political Leaders Measured at a Distance
Integrative Complexity of Communications in International Crises
Power, affiliation, and war
The motivational basis of concessions and compromise
The Parable of the Tribes. The Problem of Power in Social Evolution
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |