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Conflict, war, and peace an introduction to scientific research

Focusing on the factors that shape relationships between countries and that make war or peace more likely, this collection of articles by top scholars explores such key topics as dangerous dyads, alliances, territorial disputes, rivalry, arms races, democratic peace, trade, international organizatio...

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Other Authors: Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin, Vasquez, John A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE 2014
Subjects:
War > Mathematical models
Peace > Mathematical models
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Overview
  • 1. Introduction / Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and John A. Vasquez
  • 2. Dangerous Dyads: Conditions Affecting the Likelihood of Interstate War, 1816-1965 / Stuart A. Bremer
  • Part II: Dangerous Dyads
  • 3. Bones of Contention: Comparing Territorial, Maritime, and River Issues / Paul R. Hensel, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Thomas E. Sowers II, and Clayton L. Thyne
  • 4. Alliances and the Expansion and Escalation of Militarized Interstate Disputes / Brett Ashley Leeds
  • 5. The New Rivalry Dataset: Procedures and Patterns / James P. Klein, Gary Goertz, and Paul F. Diehl
  • 6. The Outcomes of Military Buildups: Minor States vs. Major Powers / Susan G. Sample
  • 7. Assessing the Steps to War / Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez
  • 8. Rivalry and Diversionary Uses of Force / Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and Brandon C. Prins
  • Part III: Peaceful Dyads
  • 9. The Kantian Peace: The Pacific Benefits of Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, 1885-1992 / John R. Oneal and Bruce Russett
  • 10. Economic Interdependence: A Path to Peace or a Source of Interstate Conflict? / Katherine Barbieri
  • 11. A Unified Statistical Model of Conflict Onset and Escalation / William Reed
  • 12. Bordering on Peace: Democracy, Territorial Issues, and Conflict / Douglas M. Gibler-- 13. Proliferation and International Crisis Behavior / Victor Asal and Kyle Beardsley
  • Part IV: Outcomes & Consequences of War
  • 14. The Precarious Nature of Peace: Resolving the Issues, Enforcing the Settlement, and Renegotiating the Terms / Suzanne Werner
  • 15. War and the Survival of Political Leaders: A Comparative Study of Regime Types and Political Accountability / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Randolph M. Siverson

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