Abstract

OCON, Alfredo-Leandro  and  PONTE, Aureliano da. Reconceptualizing the Relationship between Technology, Institutions and War. URVIO [online]. 2019, n.25, pp.41-56. ISSN 1390-4299.  https://doi.org/10.17141/urvio.25.2019.3998.

The study of war and the ability to generate categories or typologies immune to criticism has been a historic challenge in which important debates persist. Thisqualitative articlepresents a conceptual historical analysis of the interaction between technology and institutions, and their impact on the way of making war, aiming to differentiate the structural conditions from those of a contingent nature.The hypothesis stated is that conventionality and technology are structuring dimensions in terms of the strategic options of the actors at the time of the clash of interests. The results show factors that make the practice of war novel, but somepermanent distinctive features beyond the historical junctureare essentially maintained.

Keywords : institutions; asymmetry; technology; war.

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