The perceptual base of nonalignment

Bibliographic Data

ID6284904
AuthorsNazli Choucri (Queen's University, corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume13
Issue1
Pages57-74
Publication date1969-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002200276901300104
OpenAlexW2038634395
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

Almost two-thirds of the nations in the world have chosen not to join either of the two dominant alliance systems—the Communist of the Western. Most of these states, generally known as the "third world." are Afro-Asian and their nonalignment signifies freedom from constraints imposed by alliances with major powers (Rossi, 1963). While it is misleading to consider the nonaligned states as a group homogenous in attitude and behavior the degree of variation among them is largely an empirical question. This articled examines the attitudinal orientation of three Afro-Asian nations—India, Egypt, and Indonesia—during the later 1950s and early 1960s, an important period in the development of nonalignment. Our primary objective is to identify the more general perceptions at the base of this policy. The model of the international system implicit in our analysis is admittedly oversimplified,, for the world is more complex than simply major powers and nonaligned states. However, for the purpose of systematic analysis, a parsimonious model is more useful than an intricate, though undoubtedly more realistic, portrayal of the international system

Alliance · Base (topology · Communism · Foreign policy · Homogeneous · Orientation (vector space · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Mathematics · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology

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