'The ecology of war: an evolutionary perspective on conflict over resources and prospects for peace'
Competition over resources and territory is not just a feature of modern or historical times, but a recurrent theme in the natural world, and a phenomenon that reaches far back in human evolutionary history. While modern conflict has many unique qualities, common patterns across species and time suggest important fundamental insights about human nature and social organisation that may help to address modern problems, especially those which are hard to resolve.
Date: 25 May 2017, 17:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2017)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Dominic Johnson (Alastair Buchan Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Part of: The Nature of Conflict
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/event/2453
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Laura Spence