An Analysis of Responsiveness Between Nations.
Abstract
In their analysis of the conditions which lead to the integration of nations into larger political communities, Karl Deutsch, et al0 (3 ) lay great stress on the concept responsiveness. As they define it, responsiveness is "the ability (of one political unit) to give messages from other political units adequate weight in the making of their own decisions, to perceive the needs of the populations and elites of these other units, and to respond to them quickly and adequately in terms of political or economic action (p.4O). According to these authors, before political units will ally or amalgamate, each must have shown considerable responsiveness to the other. Concomitantly, the failure of responsiveness. The data reported in this manuscript were gathered while the author was a Public Health Service Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Program of Graduate Training and Research in International Relations at Northwestern University. The author wishes to thank the cc directors of that program, Richard C. Snyder and Harold Guetzkow, for their assistance in this project. Preparation of this manuscript was supported by funds from Contract Nonr-2285 (02), Office of Naval Research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- ADA365968
Entities
People
- Dean G. Pruitt
Organizations
- University of Delaware