Casualty Dynamics in Wars and Terrorism and the Scale-Free Organization of Social Systems
| dc.creator | Piepers, Ingo | |
| dc.date | 2006-06-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:18:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:18:34Z | |
| dc.description | In this paper I propose a 'mechanism' for the explanation of power-law characteristics of casualty dynamics in inter-state wars, intra-state wars and terrorist attacks: the scale-free physical organization of social systems. Other explanations - self-organized criticality (Cederman, 2003) and the redistribution of total attack capabilities (Johnson et al. 2006) - do not provide a consistent framework for the power-law characteristics of casualty dynamics. The development in time of the power-law characteristics of casualty dynamics during wars and conflicts provides clues for the 'functioning' of social systems which are targeted, and/or for the (in)effectiveness and strategies of actors using force (violence) against these social systems. | |
| dc.description | 8 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0606054 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0606054 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/114344 | |
| dc.subject | Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems | |
| dc.title | Casualty Dynamics in Wars and Terrorism and the Scale-Free Organization of Social Systems | |
| dc.type | text |