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 organizations, territorial peace, and nuclear weapons. Each article is followed by the editors’ commentary: a “Major Contributions” section highlights the article’s theoretical advances and relates each study to the broader literature, while a “Methodological Notes” section carefully walks students through the techniques used in the analysis. Methodological topics include research design, percentages, probabilities, odds ratios, statistical significance, levels of analysis, selection bias, logit, duration models, and game theory models. INDICE: Part I: Overview1. Introduction - Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and John A. Vasquez 2. Dangerous Dyads: Conditions Affecting the Likelihood of Interstate War, 1816-1965 - Stuart A. Bremer Major Contributions: Dangerous Dyads Methodological Notes: ProbabilitiesPart II: Dangerous Dyads3. Bones of Contention: Comparing Territorial, Maritime, and River Issues - Paul R. Hensel, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Thomas E. Sowers II, and Clayton L. Thyne Major Contributions: Territorial Conflict Methodological Notes: Log Odds, Logit Model, and Substantive Significance4. Alliances and the Expansion and Escalation of Militarized Interstate Disputes - Brett Ashley Leeds Major Contributions: Alliances Methodological Notes: Selection Bias5. The New Rivalry Dataset: Procedures and Patterns - James P. Klein, Gary Goertz, and Paul F. Diehl Major Contributions: Rivalry Methodological Notes: Percentages, Reliability, and Validity6. The Outcomes of Military Buildups: Minor States vs. Major Powers - Susan G. Sample Major Contributions: Arms Races Methodological Notes: Statistical Significance and Control Variables7. Assessing the Steps to War - Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez Major Contributions: The Steps to War Methodological Notes: Research Design and Measurement8. Rivalry and Diversionary Uses of Force - Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and Brandon C. Prins Major Contributions: Diversionary Theory Methodological Notes: Interaction Terms and the GEE ModelPart III: Peaceful Dyads9. The Kantian Peace: The Pacific Benefits of Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, 1885-1992 - John R. Oneal and Bruce Russett Major Contributions: Democratic Peace Methodological Notes: Levels of Analysis10. Economic Interdependence: A Path to Peace or a Source of Interstate Conflict? - Katherine Barbieri Major Contributions: Economic Interdependence Methodological Notes: Missing Data11. A Unified Statistical Model of Conflict Onset and Escalation - William Reed Major Contributions: Power Preponderance Methodological Notes: Selection (Censored Probit) Models12. Bordering on Peace: Democracy, Territorial Issues, and Conflict - Douglas M. Gibler Major Contributions: Territorial Peace Methodological Notes: Spurious Relationships13. Proliferation and International Crisis Behavior - Victor Asal and Kyle Beardsley Major Contributions: Nuclear Weapons Methodological Notes: Ordered Logit ModelsPart IV: Outcomes & Consequences of War14. The Precarious Nature of Peace: Resolving the Issues, Enforcing the Settlement, and Renegotiating the Terms - Suzanne Werner Major Contributions: Enforcing Settlements Methodological Notes: Duration (Weibull) Models15. War and the Survival of Political Leaders: A Comparative Study of Regime Types and Political Accountability - Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Randolph M. Siverson Major Contributions: Leader Survival Methodological Notes: Game Theory Models
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-4449-5
- Editorial: CQ Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 440
- Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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