Search for dissertations about: "Deterrence Theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Deterrence Theory.
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1. Deterrence Games for the 21st Century : Representation, Theory and Evidence
Abstract : Deterrence is the backbone of military strategy. Dissuading an opponent from taking a specific action by threat of violence is the definition of deterrence. From the outset of the Cold War there has been a strong link between the study of deterrence and game theoretic analysis. READ MORE
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2. In Search of Lost Deterrence – Two essays on deterrence and the models employed to study the phenomenon
Abstract : To deter is central for strategic thinking. Some of the more astute observations regarding the dynamics of deterrence were made during the Cold War by game theorists. This set the stage for how deterrence has come to be studied. READ MORE
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3. Institutionalisation of corporate social responsibilities: synergies between the practices of leading multinational enterprises and human rights law/policy
Abstract : The study accounts for recent developments in corporate voluntarism and assesses the evolving corporate social responsibility (CSR) regime. CSR proposes a new norm for how large businesses should approach complexity in a modern economy. The first chapter anchors the CSR discussion in a company law and corporate governance context. READ MORE
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4. Games and Markets - Essays on Communication, Coordination and Multi-Market Competition
Abstract : This thesis consists of a collection of essays on coordination in games and competition in international oligopolies. The first essay presents a theoretical analysis of a simple coordination game in which players simultaneously choose efforts from a compact interval. The original game has a continuum of Pareto-ranked equilibria. READ MORE
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5. Situational sources of rule-breaking acts : an analytic criminology approach
Abstract : Criminology has long been divided by mainly focusing on people’s propensities to commit crimes, on the one hand, and environmental characteristics conducive to crime, on the other. Such a division must be bridged to advance knowledge about why some people, but not others, commit rule-breaking acts in some environments but not in others. READ MORE