Conflict, war, and peace : an introduction to scientific research / Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, John A. Vasquez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin, editor.

Vasquez, John A., 1945- editor.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Mathematical models.

War.

Peace--Mathematical models.

Peace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : CQ Press, 2014.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781071934111 :

OCLC:

1240709907

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.