HSD: Dynamic Patterning in Conflict Behavior Between States and Non-State Actors

本研究探讨了国家和非国家行为者（NSAs）何时以及为什么会发现自己处于暴力的政治互动中，而不是非暴力的讨价还价和谈判。该项目结合了社会学和政治学的方法，对国家安全局政治暴力的发生产生了独特的视角。 在对社会运动和国际关系研究的基础上，研究确定了产生这些行为者之间冲突动态的明显模式的政治条件。 然后，该项目调查国家和国家安全局是否从这些模式（以及它们的缺失）中吸取教训，并因此改变它们的行为。 国家和非国家行为体能否适应产生暴力的环境条件，或者它们根本无法适应？随着时间的推移，这些行为者是否从他们的直接经历中学习，他们是否从敌人的名声中学习？这些问题是使用来自社会运动的研究和国际关系中的冲突的研究理论建设解决。 然后，使用有关以巴冲突事件的定量数据对理论论点进行测试。 通过将巴勒斯坦行为体分解为派系组成部分，并观察其他国家安全局与以色列政府长期互动，研究挖掘了冲突的动态，并确定了以色列政府与国家安全局之间以及国家安全局之间的学习行为，因为他们适应不断变化的政治环境。 这项研究可能会对政府如何处理这类冲突产生影响。 此外，研究生将以独特的互动方式接受培训，从社会学和国际关系的角度看待冲突过程。

This research examines the question of when and why states and non-state actors (NSAs) find themselves in violent political interaction as opposed to non-violent bargaining and negotiation. The project combines approaches from sociology and political science to produce a unique perspective on the occurrence of state-NSA political violence. Building off of studies of social movements and international relations, the research identifies political conditions that produce discernible patterns of conflict dynamics between these actors. The project then investigates whether states and NSAs learn from these patterns (and their absence) and alter their behavior as a result. Can states and non-state actors adapt to the environmental conditions that produce violence, or are they fundamentally constrained from adaptation? Do these actors learn from their direct experiences over time, and do they learn from the reputations of their enemies? These questions are addressed using theory building derived from the study of social movements and the study of conflict in international relations. The theoretical arguments are then tested using quantitative data on events pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By disaggregating the Palestinian actor into its factional components and observing other NSAs as they interact with the Israeli government over a long period of time, the research taps into the dynamics of conflict over time and identifies learning behavior both between the Israeli government and NSAs as well as among NSAs as they adapt to the changing political environment. This research could have an impact on how governments deal with conflict of this type. In addition, graduate students will be trained in a unique interdiscipliary manner that looks at conflict processes from the views of sociology and international relations.