01606naa a22003017a 4500 014981 CL-SaANEPE 20211101235846.0 a||||| |||| 00| 0 070110n xx ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d CL-SaANEPE CL-SaANEPE CL-SaANEPE 341.733/T.443 Mercay, Aurélia pp.129-164 A physics of diplomacy? the dynamics of complex social phenomena and their implications for multilateral negotiations. Datos del autor. There are big differences between what is complicated and what is complex. This chapter explores wat complexity is about, and in plain language terms explains the relevance for multilateral disarmament practitioners of scientific concepts like phase transitions, self/organized critacality, and complexity and network theory. Moreover, it shows how and why complexity science is relevant to understanding problems of human insecurity such as small arms proliferation, and to more effective responses. In adition, multilateral negotiations cam themselves be considered as complex social systems, which has practical implications for improving the ways in which negotiators work DESARME DIPLOMACIA DIPLOMACIA MULTILATERAL NEGOCIACIONES NEGOCIACIONES DIPLOMATICAS NEGOCIACIONES MULTILATERALES Borrie, John Thinking outside the box in multilateral disarmament and arms control negotiations. 006699 BKA oss20070110 14735 14735