Levy / Thompson Causes of War

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5709-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of Warprovides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theoriesrelating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars.
* Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theoriesthroughout
* Includes an analysis of theories of civil wars as well asinterstate wars -- one of the only texts to do both
* Written by two former International Studies AssociationPresidents

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levy, Jack S.

Thompson, William R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vi
1. Introduction to the Study of War 1
2. System-Level Theories 28
3. The Dyadic Interactions of States 55
4. The State and Societal Level 83
5. Decision-Making: The Individual Level 128
6. Decision-Making: The Organizational Level 162
7. Civil War 186
8. Conclusion: Refl ections on Levels, Causes, and War 205
References 224
Index 265

Über Autor(innen)

Jack S. Levy is Board of Governors Professor of PoliticalScience at Rutgers University. He is a former President of theInternational Studies Association (2007-8) and of the PeaceScience Society (2005-6). His research focuses on the causesof war and on foreign policy decision-making.
William R. Thompson is Rogers Professor of PoliticalScience at Indiana University and Managing Editor ofInternational Studies Quarterly. He is a former President ofthe International Studies Association (2005-6). His ongoingresearch focuses on conflict and long-term international politicaleconomy.