Used to train generations of social scientists, this thoroughly updated classic text covers the
latest research techniques and designs. Applauded for its comprehensive coverage, the …

In International Relations (IR), there is a long tradition of research studying inter-state
behavior with a focus on decision making behavior. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, many IR …

Protracted, intractable conflicts mark a new research frontier in the field of conflict studies.
These intense, inescapable conflicts over issues such as critical resources, identity …

When destructive conflicts persist for long periods of time and resist every attempt to resolve
them constructively, they can appear to take on a life of their own. We label them as …

Since the 2003 war in Iraq has generated another flood of combat veterans who must live
with the psychological consequences of having killed people, their loved ones and people in …

Several US states have proposed bills to lower the minimum local and national voting age to
16 years. Legislators and the public often reference political philosophy, attitudes about the …

Prior research suggests that liberals are more complex than conservatives. However, it may
be that liberals are not more complex in general, but rather only more complex on certain …

Researchers have long assumed that complex thinking is determined by both situational
factors and stable, trait-based differences. However, although situational influences on …

Integrative complexity is a conceptually unique and very popular measurement of the
complexity of human thought. We believe, however, that it is currently being underutilized …

Although US presidents are one of the most studied groups of political figures and
integrative complexity is one of the most widely used constructs in political psychology, no …