Identity, power, and threat perception: A cross-national experimental study

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 744-771

  Rousseau, David L ^a   Garcia Retamero, Rocio ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Experiments; Identity; Power; Realism; Threats

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548539772     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002707304813     Document Type: Article

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