New media ecology and citizen development

Nueva ecología de los medios y desarrollo ciudadano presenta diversos ejemplos y modelos relacionados con la construcción del estudio de los temas en el escenario contemporáneo, donde la participación y la comunicación comparten un mismo objetivo. Esta obra tiene como propuesta la discusión sobre estos escenarios con autores de diferentes nacionalidades (Brasil, Colombia, México, Portugal, Australia y EEUU.) y pertenecientes a distintas instituciones.New media ecology and citizen development presents various examples and models related to the construction of the study of issues in the contemporary setting, where participation and communication share the same objective. The proposal of this work is to discuss these scenarios with authors of different nationalities (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal, Australia and the US) and belonging to different institutions

Bargaining, Nuclear Proliferation, and Interstate Disputes

Contrasting claims about the consequences of nuclear weapons rely on different interpretations about how leaders respond to risk, uncertainty, and the balance of power. Nuclear optimists use deterrence theory to argue that proliferation can promote stability and inhibit the use of force. Pessimists argue that proliferation precipitates nuclear hubris, accident, or anger that heightens the risk of war. It is also possible that nuclear weapons have no net effect on dispute propensity. Since states fashion their own bargains, nuclear status is bound to influence the distribution of influence. Proliferation also reflects existing tensions, biasing upward the apparent impact of nuclear weapons on conventional conflict. Instrumenting for the decision to proliferate, the authors find that nuclear weapons increase diplomatic status without much affecting whether states fight