Regions of war and peace / Douglas Lemke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemke, Douglas, 1967-

Series:

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 80.

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism--Political aspects.

Regionalism.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

In this contribution to the literature on the causes of war, Douglas Lemke asks whether the same factors affect minor powers as affect major ones. He investigates whether power parity and dissatisfaction with the status quo have an impact within Africa, the Far East, the Middle East, and South America. Lemke argues that there are similarities across these regions and levels of power, and that parity and dissatisfaction are correlates of war around the world. The extent to which they increase the risk of war varies across regions, however, and the book looks at the possible sources of this cross-regional variation, concluding that differential progress toward development is the likely cause. This book will interest students and scholars of international relations and peace studies, as well as comparative politics and area studies.

Contents:

2 Theoretical origins 21

3 Theoretical revision: the multiple hierarchy model 48

4 Identifying local hierarchies and measuring key variables 67

5 Empirical investigations 112

6 Further investigations I: great power interference? 146

7 Further investigations II: an African (interstate) Peace? 161

8 Conclusions, implications and directions for continued research 195

Appendix Replication with Correlates of War capabilities data 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-230) and index.

ISBN:

0521809851

0521007720

OCLC:

48032691