Rationalist Experiments on War

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Quek
Keyword(s):  
Observational Data ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Commitment Problem ◽  
Theory Of War ◽  
Historical Methods

Private information and the commitment problem are central to the rationalist theory of war, but causal evidence is scarce, as rationalist explanations for war are difficult to test with observational data. I design laboratory experiments to isolate the effects of private information and the commitment problem on the risk of conflict. I find that the commitment problem sharply increases the incidence of conflict, but there is no significant difference in conflict incidence with or without private information in the shadow of shifting power. I also investigate the realism of the positive experimental results with a case study of Japan’s decisionmaking on the eve of the Pacific War. The permutation of formal, experimental and historical methods applies the strength of one method to compensate for the weakness of another. Convergent results from the different methods strengthen the causal inference.

THE FALL OF SAWAHLUNTO (Studi tentang Pengaruh Gejolak Ekonomi-Politik Global terhadap Perkembangan sebuah Kota Lokal, 1930-1940an)

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Dedi Arsa
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Political Turmoil ◽  
Colonial Government ◽  
Historical Methods ◽  
The City

Sawahlunto is a mining town that enjoyed the glory due to coal exploitation by the Dutch colonial government which began in the 1880s. But in the early 1930s to the end of the 1940s, triggered by successive world economic crises (malaise) and various political upheavals during and some time after the Pacific War, this city has experienced a number of long downturns. This paper looks at the effect of economic decline and political turmoil on a city, in this case the City of Sawahlunto as a mining city. Using modern historical methods (historiography, interpretation, interpretation and writing), with an approach to the history of the city, this article reveals several things: First, in the 1930s, due to the world's crisis, coal production was dimming, this caused no new development of the city. Second, in 1942 the Pacific War took place, Japan ruled over the mining company, and Sawahlunto became worse off. Third, after Indonesia gained its independence until the end of the 1960s, Sawalunto did not receive significant improvements, except for a few rebuilt infrastructures. Thus, economic sluggishness and political riot at the global [and national] level have had a direct influence on a city at the local level.

scholarly journals Corregir: Assessing the StatemeCorregir: Assessing the Statement of Heritage Significance and Stakeholders’ Perspective as a Basis for Developing an Interactive Museum – The Case of Corregidor Island’s Pacific War Memorial Museum | Corregir: Pagtataya sa Pahayag ng Kabuluhan sa Pamanang Kultural at Mga Pananaw ng mga Kasangkot bilang Batayan ng Pagpapaunlad ng isang Interaktibong Museo– Kaso ng Pacific War Memorial Museum sa Isla ng Corregidornt of Heritage Significance and Stakeholders' Perspective as a Basis for Developing an Interactive Museum - The Case of Corregidor Island's Pacific War Memorial Museum

SPAFA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Briones Convencido ◽  
Joshfel Edrain Martin Flores ◽  
Maria Theresa Bernal Gelua ◽  
Christine Ross Sagario Jumalon ◽  
Gieann Alincastre Salantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
Memorial Museum ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Depth Interview

The paper focuses on the proposal of an interactive museum in the Pacific War Memorial Museum (PWMM) in Corregidor Island towards emphasizing the island’s history. With this paper, there are three main objectives: to identify the heritage significance of Corregidor; to assess the current situation of Corregidor Island’s PWMM; and to determine the perspective of the stakeholders. Using a qualitative approach and a case study as a research design, the proponents conducted an in-depth interview to fully understand the perspective of the stakeholders. As a result, the proponents initiated the development of the current museum into an interactive museum in accordance to the heritage significance and perspective of stakeholders of the Corregidor Island’s PWMM.Nakatuon ang papel sa pagmumungkahi ng isang interaktibong museo sa Pacific War Memorial Museum (PWMM) sa isla ng Corregidor tungo na magbibigay-diin sa kasaysayan ng isla. Mayroong tatlong layunin ang papel: tukuyin ang kabuluhan ng pamanang kultural ng Corregidor; itaya ang kasalukuyang kalagayan ng PWMM ng isla ng Corregidor; at malaman ang mga pananaw ng mga kasangkot. Batay sa lapit na kalitatibo at paggamit ng case study, nagsagawa ang mga mananaliksik ng ekstensibong panayam upang maunawaan ang mga pananaw ng mga kasangkot. Bunga nito, sinimulan ng mga mananaliksik ang paglinang ng kasalukuyang museo tungo sa isang museong interaktibo ayon sa kabuluhan ng pamanang kultural at mga pananaw ng mga kasangkot sa PWMM ng isla ng Corregidor.  

Navigating Ethnic Hierarchies in Community-Academic Partnerships: A Case Study on Koreatown Community Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 153-179
Author(s):  
Angie Chung ◽  
Johng Song ◽  
Carolyn Choi
Keyword(s):  
Executive Director ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
Pacific Rim ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Academic Partnerships ◽  
Communities Of Interest ◽  
The City

Based on the experiences of a Koreatown scholar, the executive director of a Koreatown nonprofit, and a longtime resident student, the article advocates for greater attention to the complex and dynamic power structures of ethnic enclaves in community-academic partnerships. We discuss the changing landscapes of Koreatown as the global nexus of the Pacific Rim economy, the city of Los Angeles’s urban redevelopment plans, and growing diversity and inequality. Programs that aim to engage effectively with ethnic communities must reassess how knowledge is produced and conveyed, how we structure partnerships within stratified communities, and how to grow from issue-based partnerships to broader communities of interest.

scholarly journals Changes of Walking Activity During the First Cycle Phases of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Seoul, Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672110265
Author(s):  
Youngjun Park ◽  
Haekwon Chung ◽  
Sohyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Government

Aim: This study explores the changes in regular walking activities during the phases of the pandemic. Background: With the spread of COVID-19 transmission, people are refraining from going out, reducing their physical activity. In South Korea, COVID-19 broke out in the 4th week of 2020 and experienced the first cycle phases of the pandemic, such as outbreak, widespread, and decline. In response to the pandemic, the government encouraged voluntary participation in social distancing campaigns, and people reduced their outside activities. Methods: This article examines the decrease and increase of the Prevalence of Regular Walking (≥30 min of moderate walking a day, on ≥5 days a week) by the COVID-19 phases. This study is based on weekly walking data for 15 weeks in 2020, via the smartphone healthcare app, which is managed by 25 public health offices of the Seoul government. Results: According to the findings, the level of prevalence of regular walking (PRW) has a significant difference before and after the outbreak, and every interval of the four-stage COVID-19 phases, that is, pre-pandemic, initiation, acceleration, and deceleration. The level of PRW sharply decreased during initiation and acceleration intervals. In the deceleration interval of COVID-19, the PRW kept increasing, but it has not yet reached the same level as the previous year when the COVID-19 did not exist. Conclusions: As a preliminary study, this study explains empirically how COVID-19 changed PRW in Seoul. It would be helpful to enhance our understanding of the changes in physical inactivity in the pandemic period.

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