Conflict, War, and Peace

An Introduction to Scientific Research

Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, John A. Vasquez

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781452244495
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483322100
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Peace & Global Development
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Introducing students to the scientific study of peace and war, this exciting new reader provides an overview of important and current scholarship in this dynamic area of study. 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.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Methodological Contents
• Preface
• Part I: Overview
• Part II: Dangerous Dyads
• Part III: Peaceful Dyads
• Part IV: Outcomes & Consequences of War
• References
• Index
• About the Editors