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Territory, war, and peace
In: Contemporary security studies
This book presents a collection of new and updated essays on what has come to be known as the territorial explanation of war.The book argues that a key both to peace and to war lies in understanding the role territory plays as a source of conflict and inter-group violence. Of all the issues that spark conflict, territorial disputes have the highest probability of escalating to war. War, however, is hardly inevitable; much depends on how territorial issues are handled. More importantly, settling territorial disputes and establishing mutually recognized boundaries can produce long periods of peace between neighbors, even if other salient issues arise. While territory is not the only cause of war and wars arise from other issues, territory is one of the main causes of war, and learning how to manage it, can, in principle, eliminate an entire class of wars. This book will be of great interest to all students of war and conflict studies, causes of war and peace, international security and strategic studies.John A. Vasquez is Thomas B. Mackie Scholar in International Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is author of The Steps to War (2008) (with Paul Senese) and The War Puzzle Revisited (2009). He has been president of the Peace Science Society (International) and the International Studies Association.Marie T. Henehan is Director of Internships and Lecturer, Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is author of Foreign Policy and Congress: An International Relations Perspective and co-editor of The Scientific Study of Peace and War.
The scientific study of peace and war: a text reader
In: Issues in world politics series
The Changing Probability of Interstate War, 1816-1992
Addresses the question of whether major war is declining. Rather than considering the numerical incidence of wars, we examine the probability of war taking place in different historical eras during the post-Napoleonic period to assess whether there is a pattern toward the ebbing of major state warfare & of interstate war in general. To estimate the probability of war, we examine the probability that a particular militarized interstate conflict will turn into a full-scale war. Additionally, we set up a control variable, which is the kind of dispute: territorial, policy, or regime. We take into account that the kind of dispute is significant, as previous literature has demonstrated that territorial conflicts are more likely to lead to war than are differences over regime or foreign policy. Tables. K. Coddon
Territorial Disputes and the Probability of War, 1816-1992
In: Journal of peace research, Band 38, Heft 2, S. 123-138
ISSN: 1460-3578
This article provides a basic test of the territorial explanation of war, which maintains that territorial disputes are an important factor in increasing the probability of war. Using the `revision type' code in the Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) data, the war-proneness of territorial disputes is compared to that of policy and regime disputes in three data samples. Controls for pre-1946 and post-1945 and the status of states (major-major, major-minor, minor-minor) are also introduced. It is generally found that territorial disputes increase the probability of war and have a higher probability of going to war than other kinds of disputes. Policy disputes are less likely to result in war than would be expected by chance. Regime disputes appear to have a probability of escalating to war more than would be expected by chance only in two-party disputes involving minor-minor states or occurring in the post-1945 period.
Territorial Disputes and the Probability of War, 1816-1992
In: Journal of peace research, Band 38, Heft 2, S. 123-138
ISSN: 0022-3433
BOOK REVIEWS - American Politics - Foreign Policy and Congress: An International Relations Perspective. See Crabb, Cecil V., Jr., above
In: American political science review, Band 95, Heft 2, S. 475
ISSN: 0003-0554
International Studies as a Discipline and Women's Status Therein
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies
"International Studies as a Discipline and Women's Status Therein" published on by Oxford University Press.
Open Doors and Closed Ceilings: Gender-Based Patterns and Attitudes in the International Studies Association
In: International studies perspectives: ISP, Band 10, Heft 4, S. 428-446
ISSN: 1528-3585
Open Doors and Closed Ceilings: Gender-Based Patterns and Attitudes in the International Studies Association
In: International studies perspectives: a journal of the International Studies Association, Band 10, Heft 4, S. 428-446
ISSN: 1528-3577
BOOK REVIEWS - Foreign Policy and Congress: An International Relations Perspective
In: Armed forces & society: official journal of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society : an interdisciplinary journal, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 353-355
ISSN: 0095-327X
Congress and the Foreign Policy Process: Modes of Legislative Behavior
In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 80, Heft 3, S. 139
ISSN: 2327-7793