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Interdisciplinary Theory (interdisciplinary + theory)

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The Nexus of Market Society, Liberal Preferences, and Democratic Peace: Interdisciplinary Theory and Evidence

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES QUARTERLY, Issue 4 2003
Michael Mousseau
Drawing on literature from Anthropology, Economics, Political Science and Sociology, an interdisciplinary theory is presented that links the rise of contractual forms of exchange within a society with the proliferation of liberal values, democratic legitimacy, and peace among democratic nations. The theory accommodates old facts and yields a large number of new and testable ones, including the fact that the peace among democracies is limited to market-oriented states, and that market democracies,but not the other democracies,perceive common interests. Previous research confirms the first hypothesis; examination herein of UN roll call votes confirms the latter: the market democracies agree on global issues. The theory and evidence demonstrate that (a) the peace among democratic states may be a function of common interests derived from common economic structure; (b) all of the empirical research into the democratic peace is underspecified, as no study has considered an interaction of democracy with economic structure; (c) interests can be treated endogenously in social research; and (d) several of the premier puzzles in global politics are causally related,including the peace among democracies and the association of democratic stability and liberal political culture with market-oriented economic development. [source]

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: Proud Tradition, Promising Future

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 4 2009
Nancy Felipe Russo PhD
Since 1930, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (AJO) has been the flagship journal of the American Orthopsychiatric Association and today continues to foster development of interdisciplinary theory and research designed to inform practice and policy advocacy. This transitional editorial expresses appreciation to contributors, highlights issues and activities of the journal, and passes the torch to the new editors. [source]

Why an anthropology of public policy?

ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY, Issue 1 2005
Janine R. Wedel
1We have co-founded the Interest Group for the Anthropology of Public Policy (IGAPP), which is affiliated with the American Anthropological Association, to provide an institutional framework to identify and foster the work of anthropologists studying policy. IGAPP's initial projects include compiling existing anthropological studies of policy discourses, processes and impacts, and developing curricula and syllabuses. We welcome the input of readers in these efforts, which we believe are a crucial first step toward strengthening the contributions of the anthropology of public policy to the discipline and to interdisciplinary theory on policy. Please send ideas and bibliographic references to: gfel@interchange.ubc.ca and jwedel@gmu.edu 2See van Velsen (1967). [source]