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"Bargaining Models of War and the Stability of Peace in Post-Conflict Societies" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Industrial relations and workers' rights issues have been embedded in a national, tripartite, and (collective) negotiation setting. In this article, the authors argue that this industrial relations landscape currently is undergoing fundamental change in terms of types of arenas and involved actors. The traditional national industrial relations system is being complemented by an emerging transnational system. The purpose of this paper is to - basedon a study of Swedish garment retailers and the Swedish Clean Clothes Campaign between 1996 and 2006 - analyzedifferent actors' attempts to define and embed firms in this transnational industrial relations system. The authors argue that the actors' efforts could be framed as a competition between a 'Rules Model' of transnational industrial relations (promoted by firms and NGOs) and a 'Bargaining Model' of transnational industrial relations (promoted by unions). Their study indicates that the 'Rules Model' currently dominates transnational industrial relations, but the authors outline a way to integrate the rules and bargaining models." (author's abstract)

"Bargaining Theory, Civil War Outcomes, and War Recurrence: Assessing the Results of Empirical Tests of the Theory" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Empirically Assessing the Bargaining Theory of War: Potential and Challenges" published on by Oxford University Press.

"The Strategic Model of Terrorism" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Civil War Termination" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Demobilization Challenges After Armed Conflict" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Economic Sanction as Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Empirical Knowledge on Foreign Military Intervention" published on by Oxford University Press.

Compares the Swedish & German post-WWII economic regimes & examines the major economic policy & institutional changes in Sweden since the 1980s, drawing on secondary & empirical sources. Sweden's postwar economic regime is distinguished from Germany's by the separation of fiscal & monetary policy in Germany, constraint of federalism in Germany, & relatively more active labor market policy in Sweden. These features produced disparate forms of wage bargaining, distributions of public-private sector employment, &, more generally, different ways in which sectoral bargaining was made to fit into the overall configuration of the economy. It is shown that these differences led to distinctive paths of industrial development in the 1960s & 1970s, with Sweden embracing privatization more tightly in the 1980s & 1990s. While it is possible that Sweden will move even further toward a pure-market form of capitalism in the near future, it may yet find an alternative rooted in the German model of organized capitalism. 2 Tables. D. Ryfe

Identifies & evaluates various rational-choice models of institutional change. Although all rational-choice models are based on the initial assumption that social actors pursue specific interests in a rational fashion, this premise leads to a diverse range of explanations for institutional change. Three models of institutional change are identified: (1) an evolutionary approach to the emergence of social norms, (2) a market-based theory of exchange & selection founded on competition, & (3) a bargaining theory that explains institutional creation through power inequality structures. The decentralized emergence of social institutions is the product of repeated interactions among a small number of social actors. These interactions are characterized by multiple choices, & institutional rules are established when equilibrium & norms are created through individual actors' repeated pursuit of the same preference or choice. Following a detailed critique of each model, it is concluded that the bargaining approach is most valid because of its ability to accommodate a broad range of social conditions in the initial premise of rational action. 1 Figure. T. Sevier

This article begins by placing Hungary's application for EU Membership in a larger historical perspective. The point is made that the country's more favourable communist legacy partly explains why it was the first CEEC to apply for EU Membership, & why it was a front runner in the enlargement negotiations. Next, Brussels' view of the accession process is explored. Eastern Enlargement, according to the European Commission & the European Parliament, is not exclusively about the geographical expansion of a supranational polity & its formal rules, procedures & policies. It also is about persuading, even pressuring the Candidate Countries to identify with the EU's collective understanding entailed by its model of civilisation. In particular, the argument is made that the identity-based 'logic of appropriateness' partially accounts for EU demands vis-a-vis Hungary, notably regarding issues such as environmental protection & discrimination against the Roma. Yet while identity matters, so does asymmetrical bargaining power. Thus, the chapter also analyses the negotiation process between Brussels & Budapest & assesses the outcome of the negotiations. Graphs, References.