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This a icle ocuses on i ea ms aining in he comme cial secu i y
indus y. The a icle is di ided in o h ee pa s: in he i s , he au ho s
p o ide a desc ip ion o i ea ms in he comme cial secu i y indus y
(he eina e e e ed o as csi). The second pa p esen s and explo es
some gene al p oblems o aining and o ien a ion o he condi ions
o csi. Analysis cen es on a ge si ua ions, ypes o a ge s, and he
impo ance o s ess and ime elemen s. The inal pa o he a icle is
aimed o he diffe ences in he needs o he indi idual unc ions in he
csi and iden i ying common g ounds wi h connec ing elemen s, which
a e speci ic o each unc ion in csi.
Keywo ds: he comme cial secu i y indus y, i ea ms, a ge s, a ge si ua ions
In oduc ion
Nowadays, mo e and mo e agencies p o iding p o ec ion o pe sons
and p ope y a e o ced o wea he de ensi e ins umen s, and also
he s onges o hem: he i ea ms. I is because o he inc easingly
agg essi e beha iou o hie es and mugge s. Ac ions ha p o ed su -
icien a e now useless.
I we look a he con lic be ween he comme cial secu i y indus y
wo ke s (csi) and he offende , we can say ha e e y csi s aff will be in
a less a ou able si ua ion han he pe pe a o . This is so o se e al
easons. These include sel -p ese a ion, when he csi s affs ha e no
in e es in dying o clien p ope y, bu he main eason is ha he csi
s aff mus obey he law while p o iding p o ec ion. These o cou se he
offende does no ollow.
I is he e o e necessa y o he csi s aff wo king in his high- isk
en i onmen o ha e adequa e means o p e en he a ack. The mos
common a e sel de ence ools which ha e he disad an age o sho
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dis ance ac ion. Also he applica ion o ce ain de ence ools is limi ed
by en i onmen , such as he use o ae osol sp ay in he oom.
Use o i ea m hen p esen s psychological ad an age, when i s me e
p esence can esol e o a e con lic si ua ion. Bu he abili y o ca y-
ing a i ea m equi es a comp ehensi e aining and hen subsequen
epe i ion and e aining. The main disad an ages a e he need o ca y
weapons concealed o he ac ha csi s aff only has he same compe-
ence as an o dina y ci izen. The i ea m can be big ad an age, bu i
also equi es a high deg ee o esponsibili y and sel -con ol.
P o essions wi h op ion o ca y i ea m
Sp ead o Fi ea ms in he comme cial secu i y indus y is e y low, since
mos jobs do no equi e a gun, and i so, i is only in excep ional cases.
The o he p o essions equi ing he ca ying o i ea m can be di ided
acco ding o how o en he csi s aff wea s hem.
Fo p o essions ha equi e ca ying i ea ms only in excep ional
si ua ions, we need mo e in ensi e aining. I is because o he lack o
skills due o minimum ime o ca ying i ea m and also o p e en ion
o acciden s.
P o essions wi h i ea m usage on daily basis
These p o essions equi e i ea m ca ying on daily basis. The p esence
o weapons is he e because o he g ea ma e ial o mo al esponsibili y.
Bodygua d - he bodygua d usually wea s wo guns, he main and
backup, when bo h a ms a e wo n co e ly. Fo his eason, he e a e
p e e ed compac weapons ha a e smalle han s anda d models. The
backup a m need o be small due o o example concealed ca y on
ankle case. Usually he subcompac smalle calib e weapons a e used.
Fi ea m can be used in si ua ions in which he p o ec ed pe son o he
bodygua d a e a acked. The used o i ea ms hen subjec o sec ion
29 o he equi ed de ence. A his s age, he mos impo an hing is
aining and expe ience o de ende . An impo an ac o is he speed
wi h which he de ende is able o e alua e he possibili y o an a ack.
These eac ions may be imp o ed by ac ical exe cises, aining o deal
wi h si ua ions ha may occu , gun handling, shoo ing and o cou se
p ac ice and expe ience.
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T anspo ing money and aluables - This p o ession belongs o one
o he iskies in he csi. C ew comp ises h ee membe s, wo o hem
a med – he p o ec o and he cou ie . Weapons o s anda d size a e
used. The emphasis is mainly on s opping powe , magazine capaci y
and com o able wea ing and also he immedia e a ailabili y o d aw
he i ea m. As an addi ional p o ec ion csi s aff used bulle -p oo es s.
They a e s ained by high demands on he p o essional compe ence
and aining. The cou se mus be adap ed o hei needs, i.e. he p i-
o i y is he aining echniques o shoo ing in a ca and i s immedia e
su oundings. Howe e , his inc eases he p ice o he se ices; i is
o en he case ha due o cos educ ion o dina y wo ke s wi hou he
necessa y aining a e employed.
Task Fo ce – Task o ce c ews a e mos o en used in si ua ions
whe e he p o ec ed objec is a acked. In combina ion wi h elec onic
secu i y ala m, which is connec ed o he a c, he ask o ce eam can
espond lexibly and ca ch he pe pe a o in he c ime ac ion. In his
si ua ion hey may a es him using a i ea m, which is in ended solely
as a de e en .
P o essions wi h a e i ea m usage
csi s aff in his ca ego y ca y i ea ms i egula ly, decisions o he p es-
ence o i ea ms depends on he se e i y o he con ac o he pe sonal
disc e ion o he csi s aff.
P i a e De ec i e - De ec i e ope a es p ima ily co e ly. Fo his ea
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son, i is a minimal chance o a si ua ion whe e he had o use his weapon.
This p o ession does no pu special needs and aining equi emen s
on he gun owne . The weapon is a a he pe sonal ma e .
Gua ding o buildings - Main ac i i ies o hese wo ke s is o p o ec
he us p ope y agains in usion, he , o andalism. Whe he he
secu i y s aff has, o does no ha e weapon is mos ly due o he alue
o impo ance o he p o ec ed objec . The ad an age o he i ea m is
he speed o esponse and i s effec agains unwan ed pe sons. csi s aff
can h ea wi h i ea m o de end himsel mo e effec i ely om a sa e
dis ance han by using o example a elescopic ba on.
Cou ie s - T anspo no only goods bu also people. The p esence
o weapons is again gi en by he impo ance o anspo ed p ope y o
pe son. High le el o impo ance has he anspo s a egy, selec ion o
ack and so on. Fo cou ie s i is c ucial he ac ical i ea m aining in ca .
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P o essions wi h no need o ca y i ea m
This sec o includes wo k as a de ec i e in he supe ma ke , pco s aff,
housekeeping, ecep ionis s, e c. These ac i i ies ha e no eason o
ca y i ea ms a wo k.
The need o ca y a weapon while on du y is ques ionable ma e in
he csi en i onmen . Since he gua d canno ca y his weapon isible,
he gun will no help him o ini ially de e po en ial offende s. In addi-
ion, he use o weapons is s ic ly limi ed by laws and shall be allowed
only in cases o sel -de ence, a es and some imes in ex eme dange .
Bu c iminals do no espec he ules and laws and csi s aff mus
emembe his ac . Simila ly, you can use weapons as a de e en , which
can a e he a ack o a la ge g oup o a acke s. When o en simply
a demons a ion o show o o ce is enough o effec i ely p o ec he
en us ed p ope y, csi s aff mus a ouse espec and powe ha can
discou age he a ack.
Types o i ea ms sp ead in CSI and
hei psychological impac
E e y csi s aff whe he wea ing a uni o m o no is only a ci izen o he
Czech Republic who does no possess he powe o a public o icial and
he e o e mus comply wi h all he igh s and obliga ions o o dina y
ci izens. The same applies o he ca ying o weapons by csi s aff. Fu -
he mo e as has been said he csi s aff mus ca y a concealed weapon
and canno ha e au oma ic weapons. The e o e, in he comme cial
secu i y indus y we mee p ima ily wi h pis ols and e ol e s.
Pis ols
The ypical ea u e o pis ol is a mo able slide and s ack s o ed in he
handle. Fo ac ion i uses he ene gy o combus ion o powde cha ge
ca idges. Be o e he i s sho , he slide mus be manually pulled back.
Re u n sp ing i hen e u ns o i s o iginal posi ion and a his s ep he
i s ound is picked om he ay in o he chambe . A he same ime
he i ing mechanism and igge mechanism is loaded. Du ing i e he
emp y shell is pushing on he slide which mo es backwa ds and his
s ep akes he emp y ca idge ou o he gun. Fo wa d mo emen is
ensu ed by a e u n sp ing and he ammuni ion is e-cha ged in o he
chambe and he igge mechanism and i ing mechanism a e loaded.8
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Re ol e
Re ol e s a e cha ac e ized by a cylinde wi h chambe s o bulle s
o a ing a ound i s own axis. Ro a ion o he cylinde by one posi ion
is caused by mechanical o ce o he shoo e – by pushing he sp ing in
he hamme by ei he s e ching humb p essu e on he hamme o he
p essu e on he igge . The chambe s o cylinde , one a e he o he
le el wi h he ba el and play he ole o he chambe . A e i ing, he
ca idge emains in he cylinde .
Acco ding o he design o he s iking and igge mechanism e-
ol e s a e di ided in o:
single (single ac ion - sa)
double (double ac ion - da)
Only wi h igge ension (double ac ion only - dao)
Fo single-ac ion e ol e s, he shoo e mus s e ch he hamme
be o e each sho as he hamme emains in he ea posi ion. Simul a-
neously, he cylinde o a es in o de o join heba el o he ollowing
chambe . Widesp ead ype is he double-ac ion e ol e s ha allow use
o bo h single-ac ion sys em and igge ension. He e he s e ching
o he hamme is happening in he i s phase o he p essing o he
igge . The e is a need o de elop a much g ea e s eng h han in he
single-ac ion sys em. The hamme is mo ed o he ea mos posi ion,
while he d um o a es. The hamme does no s ay in he ea posi ion,
bu i s mo emen is e u ned and he sho occu s (second s age o he
igge p essing). Fo he nex sho i is needed o elease he igge o
he s a ing posi ion.8
Psychological impac
The p esence o weapons has a big psychological impac on bo h he
de ende and he a acke and can d ama ically change he en i e cou se
o he con lic . By showing he i ea m and by po en ial h ea he de-
ende can discou age he a ack e en o a la ge g oup o agg esso s.
I is howe e necessa y ha he de ende s ays con iden , keeps a cool
head and does no le himsel being p o oked in o uncon olled ac ion.
The e o e, i is necessa y o unde go aining wi h he weapon so he
gun will be his ad an age and no his disad an age. Anyone who has
e e held a gun in his hand knows how i eels and how he con idence
o he pe son ises. Sel -con idence is a c ucial elemen in sel -de ence
si ua ion, and i decides he ou come by eigh y pe cen . Fi ea m in his

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ega d has a g ea effec on he psychic on bo h sides o he con lic . Fo
de ende he i ea m is an encou aging elemen and on he con a y o
he a acke i s p esence is a compelling eason o e ea .6
Ta ge si ua ions o i ea m aining
The e is a ple ho a o aining me hod. Each company and ins uc o
has i s me hods, i s p ocedu es and emphasis on diffe en de ails. Bu
all use he same Ta ge de ices, and compile a simila a ge si ua ion
ha he shoo e s ha e o deal wi h.
When alking abou he a ge si ua ion, i means he placemen o
a ge s du ing he exe cise. Whe he i is shoo ing a one a ge o mul-
iple a ge s and hey a e placed acco ding o he needs o he exe cise.
Ta ge si ua ions a e he basis o any s ay a he shoo ing ange, whe he
in aining, compe i ion o ee ec ea ional shoo ing.
S a ic a ge si ua ion
The concep o s a ic a ge si ua ion is based on he s a ic posi ion o
he shoo e . The shoo e can be asked o shoo a any numbe o a ge s,
bu he shoo s om one place wi hou mo ing. This is a simple shoo ing
as he shoo e does no ha e o hink abou he mo emen and abou
sa e y ea u es while mo ing wi h weapon.
Dynamic a ge si ua ion
Dynamic si ua ion equi es he shoo e o change his posi ions du ing
shoo ing. In he ini ial posi ion he shoo e canno see all a ge s, he e-
o e, ollowing he comple ion o isible a ge s he shoo e has o mo e
o a new posi ion om which he can con inue shoo ing a he hidden
a ge s. This si ua ion a bi mo e challenging and equi es a highe le el
o shoo e expe ience because he has o mo e and hink no only on
shoo ing bu also on he sa e y o he mo emen .10
Types o a ge de ice
The basis o each a ge de ice is he a ge i sel . Fo he pu pose o
quali y aining i is no possible o use only one ype o a ge , bu i
is necessa y o use mul iple ypes o a ge s acco ding o he equi e-
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men s and ocus o he aining. Spo shoo e s will be sa is ied wi h
s anda d pis ol a ge , bu he csi s aff needs o simula e du ing he
aining he mos ealis ic condi ions ha he can mee while ca ying
ou his p o ession.
In oday’s ma ke we ha e a choice o many ypes o pape a ge s
in andom colou a ia ions. The basic di ision o pape a ge s is on
black and pho o- a ge s.
Ano he ype o a ge is he poppe . I is a oldable me al a ge , which
may ha e any shape. Fo his a ge is no e alua ed place o hi , bu only
hi . I is mos ly used o he p ac ice o apid i e.
Basic ypes o a ge
The basic ypes o a ge s a e in e na ional pis ol a ge , zone a ge
and me al olding a ge s – poppe s. On hese a ge s hen a e based
all kinds and a ia ions o a ge s used in a ious shoo ings, o aining.
In e na ional pis ol a ge 50/20
This is a classic pis ol a ge ep esen ing he basic ype o a ge ha
assesses he p ecision o he shoo ing a he cen e. [1] This a ge is
sui able o classic spo s shoo ing and basic unde s anding o he gun i e.
Zone a ge
This a ge is di ided in o hi zones Alpha, Cha lie and Del a. I is used
o aining o as e i ing when he e is no need o aim a a small a -
ge poin , bu jus hi he zone. This ype o a ge is he basis o he
pho o- a ge s and silhoue e a ge s
Me al oldable a ge s – poppe s
These a e me al silhoue e o igu es, o pa s o hem, ha will all o
he g ound a e being hi . Fo hese a ge s i is no e alua ed he place
o hi . They a e used o aining as shoo ing whe e i is necessa y only
o hi he a ge .
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Follow-up a ge s
These a ge s a e based on he basic ypes and a e always made o spe-
ci ic pu pose o he aining. The basic p inciple is s ill he same: o hi
cen e, zones, o old a ge s.
Tac ical a ge se ies
These a ge s al eady ha e he pho o-image o he possible offende . The
key effo in he de elopmen o hese a ge s is o maximize he expe i-
ence o eal engagemen and hey a e used jus o aining shoo e s who
need o lea n o shoo a man. These a ge s ha e he abili y o change
he a ge so ha he shoo e has o i s assess whe he i is he offende
o ci ilian. This se ies, howe e , a e based on he basic zone a ge .
The c i e ia o he ealiza ion o his se ies ha e become:
1. colou and he mos ealis ic appea ance
2. Two sco ing zones, i al cen e “le hal hi ” and ma ginal “hu ul”.
Apa om hese i was necessa y o ma k he “no-poin bo de ”,
he a ea whe e he hi may mean a sc a ch, bu no signi ican
impulse o s op he opponen
3. Lines di iding zones. These lines should be ha d o see om g ea e
dis ance as hey a e mean only o inal esul assessmen .
4. Ana omically ende ed diag am o in e nal o gans ha gi es a leas
a ough idea o effec i eness o hi acco ding o i s cu en loca ion.
5. blu ed “smea s” backg ound ha would no “shine” a nigh o
wiligh and allows effec i e “nigh ” aining, in addi ion i does no
c ea e a clea ou line o he igu e in he e ain o om a dis ance.
2
“Hos age and offende ” a ge s
They a e used o p ac ice shoo ing agains a pa ly sh ouded a ge . I
is he e o e a si ua ion whe e he opponen is pa ially obs uc ed in
his posi ion. A a ian o such a ge can also be an opponen o e laid
o hiding behind a hos age. The usage o diffe en ypes o a ge s
again a ies by he equi emen s o aining. Fo he base aining wi h
a i ea m he mos basic ypes o a ge s a e sui able as hey se e o
be e unde s and he p inciples o shoo ing and aiming. The ad anced
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aining would use a he he pho o- a ge s ha a e mo e challenging
he pe cep ion o he shoo e .7
E alua ion me hods
Diffe en ypes o a ge s a e he esul o diffe en needs in aining.
Because o he di e si y in ypes o basic a ge s, we need diffe en
e alua ion me hods o diffe en ypes o a ge s.
Classic a ge
The classic pis ol a ge is e alua ed by he sum o all he numbe s hi .
The close is he hi o he middle, he highe is he numbe . Achie ed
sum is hen di ided by he maximum possible numbe o achie able
poin s and mul iplied by one hund ed o achie e pe cen age success
o shoo e .
Zone a ge
This a ge is used mos ly o shoo ing wi h ime-limi . Hi sa e e al-
ua ed by awa ding penal y seconds. Fo hi in he alpha zone he e a e
no penal y seconds. Fo hi in he Cha lie zone one second is added o
he achie ed ime and o each hi in he del a zone wo seconds a e
added o he achie ed ime.
Me al olding a ge (poppe )
He e we e alua e he numbe o hi ( allen) a ge s. The numbe o ounds
i ed is no usually aken in o accoun he e. I is hen always possible
o include in o he e alua ion he ime ac o , which is a ime-limi o
coun ed ime equi ed o mee he goal o shoo ing p ac ice.
T aining wi h i ea m and i s e alua ion
csi s aff is o ced o pull a gun only in h ea o his own li e. A ha
momen he is s uggling wi h hea y s ess, ime p essu e and wi h he
knowledge ha he mus no endange any bys ande s. I does no help
he peace o his mind ha he is awa e o ha i he ails; he will be unable
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Class Requi ed knowledge
class Gun hanling, wo-hand shoo ing a a s a ic a ge
i class Gun hanling, wo-hand shoo ing + one-handed a a s a ic a ge
iii class Gun hanling, wo-hand shoo ing + one-handed a a s a ic a ge , mo emen
wi h a ms
ii class
Gun hanling, wo-hand shoo ing + one-handed a a s a ic a ge , mo emen
wi h a ms, wo-hand shoo ing a a dynamic a ge , use o co e s, non-s and-
a d shoo ing posi ions
i class
Gun hanling, wo-hand shoo ing + one-handed a a s a ic a ge , mo emen
wi h a ms, wo-hand shoo ing a a dynamic a ge , use o co e s, non-s and-
a d shoo ing posi ions, shoo ing on he mo e, non-s anda d cha ging, shoo -
ing in wo se ligh ing condi ions
The basis is ha he csi s aff is able o keep ack o he si ua ion, is able
o assess he si ua ion quickly enough and ollow sa e y ules. Real en i-
onmen has li le o do wi h he shoo ing a he shoo ing ange whe e
shoo e s a e no affec ed by so many ac o s. The e o e, i is necessa y
o ocus he shoo ing aining o csi s aff on mul iple ac o s in o de
o make him adequa ely p epa ed o he si ua ion. Also i should no
be o go en ha he csi s aff du ing hei wo k does no mo e in a
spo shoo e ‘s clo hing so ha his clo hes will no p o ide he kind o
com o and eedom while shoo ing. Hence i is needed o he aining
o be sui ably adap ed o all condi ions and ake accoun o hem in he
e alua ion o he esul s.
Du ing he inal e alua ion i is o en o go en he impac o ime
ac o o i s impac is aken e y ligh ly. As he csi employ ca ies a
i ea m, he needs o be ained o deal wi h si ua ions he will need o
use i . Howe e in such si ua ion he e will be no enough ime o aim
as i is on he shoo ing ange. Fo his eason i is necessa y o in eg a e
he ime limi a ions in o he aining and i s e alua ion in such way ha
he csi s aff will lea n o deal wi h he s ess.
Rela ed o his issue is he p oblema ic o shoo ing ins uc o s, as
many companies in he csi a e hi ing he shoo ing ins uc o s om
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o he companies. These companies specialized on shoo ing aining
do ul il hei con ac bu p e ious expe ience o he ins uc o s om
p ac ice ha e signi ican impac on he quali y o he aining. Ins uc-
o s wi h long p ac ice in s a e sec o may lack he iew o ci il csi s aff
and his may lead o ha , impo an abili ies o he ci il sec o e.g. he
communica ion o h ea ening wi h unco e ed i ea m may be omi ed
om he aining. I is he e o e impo an ha he ins uc o s a e able
o use hei p e ious expe ience om p ac ice bu in he same ime no
o o ge he speci ica ion o he csi en i onmen and a he aining
mus be adjus ed o speci ic needs o csi sec o .
I is also e y impo an no o o ge ha csi employee ha ca ies a
i ea m du ing his p o ession du ies does no ha e equal igh as s a e
sec o employee bu only as a ci ilian. This mus be aken in o accoun
when he csi employee is making he decision o ca y a i ea m. The
i ea m can be big ad an age, bu i also equi es a high deg ee o e-
sponsibili y and sel -con ol.
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hana alando á and milan adámek a e associa ed o Tomas Ba a
Uni e si y in Zlín, Facul y o Applied In o ma ics and can be eached
a : [email p o ec ed] o [email p o ec ed]
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255 The Hyb idi y o Te o ism
Re iewed by Michael Becke
257 Why Some Poli icians A e
Mo e Dange ous han O he s
Re iewed by Ka e ina Kji o ska
259 Sexual Violence as a Weapon o Wa ?
Pe cep ions, P esc ip ions, P oblems in he
Congo and Beyond
Re iewed by Ka e ina K uliso a
261 The Ho n o A ica (Ho Spo s in Global Poli ics)
Re iewed by Ka eřina S uho á
265 Muslim Na ionalism and he New Tu ks
Re iewed by Ahme Genc u k
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Sebas ian Wojciechowski, Logos Ve lag Be lin, 2013, isbn 9783832534226
The Hyb idi y o Te o ism
Re iewed by Michael Becke (No heas e n Uni e si y)
In ecen decades, as he incidence and deadliness o e o ism ha e
g own, so oo has he academic li e a u e on he causes, na u e, and
consequences o he phenomenon. In The Hyb idi y o Te o ism, Sebas-
ian Wojciechowski p oposes a new lens h ough which o unde s and
e o ism. B eaking i down in o se e al cons i uen pa s (subjec , ac o s,
o ms, causes, spaces, and ea u es), each o which is he subjec o one
chap e , Wojciechowski a gues pe suasi ely ha e o ism canno be
explained o unde s ood – and he e o e comba ed – wi hou app eci-
a ing i s complexi y, and he ex en o which i is d i en by in e ac ions
be ween di e se o ces, milieus and ac o s.
Wojciechowski’s wo k d aws signi ican ly on ha o o he au ho s who
ha e ema ked ha one-dimensional analyses o e o ism – including
e o is ac o “p o iles,” mono-causal heo ies o he oo s o e o ism,
and e en he a ious p oposed de ini ions o e o ism – ail indi idually
o co e mo e han a ac ion o i s ac ual incidence. Ma ha C enshaw,
Aud ey C onin, B uce Hoffman, and Da id Rapopo , among o he s, ha e
made a gumen s o his effec . Howe e , while hese au ho s ended o
emphasise he complexi y o one aspec o e o ism in pa icula —i s
causes, say – Wojciechowski se s himsel a much mo e ambi ious ask.
He aims o elucida e he complexi y o e o ism along a whole mul i ude
o dimensions, a ask mani es ly oo big o one book. Take wo chap e s
as an illus a ion. Chap e ii ep esen s e o ism as a mani es a ion o
ela ions be ween ac o s and hei en i onmen , and p oposes chaos
heo y, decision heo y, spa ial compe i ion heo y, salience heo y,
exchange heo y, black box heo y, heo y o disas e , expec ed u ili y
heo y, and opology me hods, among o he s, as possible me hods
o unde s anding hese ela ions (pp. 75-81). Chap e i, by con as ,
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conside s e o ism as a se ies o “ ea u es” ha can exhibi posi i e
and nega i e ai s, ho izon al and e ical dimensions, calcula ed and
spon aneous aspec s, b oad and na ow ea u es, and an e olu iona y
as well as a cons an cha ac e (pp. 153-156).
The eade canno help bu wonde how hese a he dispa a e ideas
a e connec ed. In o al h oughou he six chap e s (plus an in oduc ion
and a conclusion) he au ho p oposes dozens o ways o in e p e ing,
classi ying and unde s anding e o ism, wi hou de eloping clea
links be ween hem, o explaining when, o i , he heo ies he ou lines
ob ain empi ically. As a esul , he o e ly ambi ious scope o he p ojec
gene a es con usion and a lack o cla i y wi h espec o he mos sa-
lien aspec s o e o ism as a esea ch subjec . I is unce ain whe he ,
and in wha ways, he a ious schemas p oposed h oughou he se en
chap e s ela e o each o he .
This lack o cla i y, o una ely, does no nega e he book’s many
posi i e aspec s. One o he book’s mos impo an con ibu ions is i s
excellen compila ion o he li e a u e in each domain o he s udy o
e o ism, om he na u e o i s p ac i ione s, o i s his o ical e olu-
ion, o i s e y de ini ion. The au ho p o ides in each chap e a qui e
ho ough e iew o he ele an li e a u e, including use ul pe spec i es
o he han hose w i en by he usual B i ish and Ame ican suspec s
( hough he does no neglec he la e ). Ano he posi i e ea u e o
Wojciechowski’s wo k is his abili y o see inno a i e possibili ies o
u u e esea ch p ojec s, such as explo ing he dis inc in eg a ional
and disin eg a ional aspec s o e o ism (p. 158).
In gene al, his book is mos aluable when ead as a oadmap o
he s udy o e o ism. I p o ides a me iculous ea men o he main
heo ies and me hodologies used in e o ism s udies, and p oposes
no el ways o b inging oge he app oaches, including some om o he
disciplines, in o de o gene a e ( u u e) insigh s abou he phenomenon.
Ye despi e claiming o make p og ess owa d a be e unde s anding
o wha e o ism is and wha d i es i , he au ho la gely lea es his
ask o o he s. Pe haps as a consequence o he eno mi y o he p ojec
he akes on, Wojciechowski’s book la gely consis s o summa ions o
pas esea ch, peppe ed wi h in e es ing ideas o u u e esea ch, bu
ew o iginal subs an i e conclusions. Ne e heless, a b oad audience,
including laype sons as well as policymake s and schola s, will ind
Wojciechowski’s book use ul bo h as a p ime on he opic o e o ism,
and as a sou ce o p omising ideas o u u e esea ch p ojec s.

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