A Glass Half-Full? No, but Perhaps a Glass Filling: The Contributions of International Politics Research to Policy
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 59-64
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In: PS: political science & politics, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 59-64
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 59-64
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
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In: PS: political science & politics, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 59-64
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: Conflict management and peace science: the official journal of the Peace Science Society (International), Band 15, Heft 2, S. 113-132
ISSN: 1549-9219
One of the axioms of political analysis is that office-holders desire to continue to hold office and behave accordingly. A key implication of this view is that if the policies chosen by leaders are selected because leaders believe the policies will enhance their position, then the wars we see in history do not represent a random sample of all possible conflicts, but rather are a biased sample of wars that were selected by the leader of the initiator state because he or she had the expectation of a favorable outcome that would enhance their position. This leads to selection effects in the occurrence of conflict. The theoretical and empirical implications of selection effects are explored in seeking a better understanding of two prominent puzzles in the study of international conflict: (1) the non-expansion of war and (2) the question of democratic war participation.
In: Conflict management and peace science: CMPS ; journal of the Peace Science Society ; papers contributing to the scientific study of conflict and conflict analysis, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 113-132
ISSN: 0738-8942
In: European journal of international relations, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 481-489
ISSN: 1460-3713
Two explanations have been advanced for the `democratic peace'; one is built on shared values and norms of democratic political systems, the other focuses on the constraints under which democratic political leaders make decisions or hold office. Constraints theory implies that democracies should be generally more peaceful, while previous analyses indicate they are as warlike as other states, except in their dealings with each other. However, constraints theory cannot be dismissed on this basis because extant empirical research has not distinguished between (1) various levels of war participation and (2) the different latitudes of choice available to leaders. An empirical analysis of international wars in the period 1816-1974 supports the expectations and strengthens the argument about the effects of institutional constraints in relation to expected losses in war. The article concludes with the suggestion that the shared values and norms explanation might be weakened if analysis was extended to include colonial wars.
In: American political science review, Band 86, Heft 3, S. 821-822
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 84, Heft 3, S. 1062-1063
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 82, Heft 3, S. 1044-1045
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 77, Heft 3, S. 802-802
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 75, Heft 2, S. 566-567
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 74, Heft 2, S. 602-602
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 241-245
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 328-336
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: The Western political quarterly: official journal of Western Political Science Association, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 328
ISSN: 0043-4078