Random generation of music goes back at least to the 1700s with the introduction of Musical Dice Games. More recently, Markov chain models have been used as a way of extracting information from a piece of music and generating new music. We explain this approach and give Python code for using it to first draw out a model of the music and then create new music with that model.

This article examines the Modernization program of transition in the Central and Eastern Europe region and discusses the problems and limitations of this framework of development. In particular, it examines the role of conflict resolution efforts within and apart from this framework and suggests that local and international conflict resolution activities can complement the strengths of Modernization while moving beyond its limitations.

No abstract

This case study of Partners for Democratic Change's Local Ethnic Conciliation Program in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia examines: different social psychological processes and perspectives for resolving ethnic minority‐majority conflicts; the adaptation of a western conflict resolution model in Central and Eastern Europe; challenges and opportunities for strategic organic development of citizen‐based initiatives; and the role of conflict resolution efforts in social change and civil society development in these Central and Eastern European countries. The study suggests a theory‐based framework for evaluating interventions into ethnic conflicts and offers recommendations for future applied research and project development.