Political Culture and Risk Analysis: An Outline of Somalia, Tunisia, and Libya

Abstract

Since the 1980s, the political culture concept experienced important theoretical advances that stressed durable patterns of behavior over time. Since these theories can be applied to conflict settings and unstable states, the potential value of culture within risk analysis has emerged. Risk analysis has tended to treat political culture more as an afterthought, but the integration of several theoretical contributions allows it to be considered a starting point. Examining the contemporary cases of Somalia, Tunisia, and Libya in the frame of this alternative approach establishes the groundwork for assessing future cases while providing an added dimension to risk analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 2016
Accession Number
AD1048065

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  • M.j. Fox

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Law
  • Natural Disasters
  • North Africa
  • Political Movements
  • Political Systems
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Violence

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  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design