A Summary and Annotated Bibliography of Research by the Dimensionality of Nations Project, 1967-1975.
Abstract
In 1967, the Dimensionality of Nations Project (DON) submitted to ARPA a Five-Year Program of Research. This program was to build upon DON's previous research and had as long-range goals (1) improving our ability to forecast international relations, and (2) theoretically linking a number of diverse quantitative research approaches to international relations. The proposed research itself involved analyzing the global system of nation-dyads to determine the linkages between behavior and nation similarities and differences (Task I), repeating this analysis for Asian dyads (Task II), and a simulation employing the results (Task III). This Five Year Program was concluded in 1973. Then, a second Five Year Program was proposed to consolidate and synthesize the results of DON, investigate their psychological and sociological foundations, and relate them specifically to deterrence and the risk of nuclear war. This Second Program was approved in 1973 and terminated in 1975. The purpose of this report is to overview DON's accomplishments through summarizing and annotating its publications and reports, 1967-1975. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 06, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA095912
Entities
People
- Rudolph Rummel
Organizations
- foreign affairs ministry