Understanding War and Peace

2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-12336-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1161 g

Written for undergraduate students studying the politics of conflict and cooperation, Understanding War and Peace considers the roots of global conflicts and the various means used to resolve them. Edited by Dan Reiter with contributing authors who are all leading scholars in the field, it balances approachable, engaging writing with a conceptually rigorous overview of the most important ideas in conflict studies. Focusing on concepts, policy, and historical applications, the text minimizes literature reviews and technical jargon to engagingly present all major topics in international conflict, including nuclear weapons, peacekeeping, terrorism, gender, alliances, nuclear weapons, environment and conflict, civil wars, public opinion. Enriching the textbook pedagogy, each chapter concludes with a summary of a published quantitative study to introduce students with no prior quantitative training to quantitative analysis. Online resources for instructors include an instructor manual, a test bank and contemporary case studies for each chapter topic regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reiter, Dan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents; Preface Dan Reiter; Introduction Dan Reiter; Section 1. Broad Perspectives: 1. Bargaining and War Dan Reiter; 2. Sex, Gender and Violence Valerie M. Hudson and Dan Reiter; Section 2. Domestic Politics and War: 3. Domestic Political Institutions and War Jessica L. P. Weeks; 4. Public Opinion and War Christopher Gelpi; 5. Leaders and War Michael C. Horowitz; 6. Economics and War Paul Poast; Section 3. Conflict Within States: 7. Civil Wars Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham; 8. Terrorism Philip B. Potter; Section 4. Diplomacy and Conflict: 9. International Alliances Dan Reiter; 10. Mediation and Peacekeeping Kyle Beardsley; Section 5. Special Topics in Conflict: 11. Nuclear Weapons Michael C. Horowitz; 12. Drone Warfare Sarah E. Kreps; 13. Environment and Conflict Cullen S. Hendrix.

Über Autor(innen)

Reiter, Dan
Dr. Dan Reiter is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Political Science at Emory University. He is one of the leading scholars in international relations, having for decades published across the breadth of conflict topics, including the causes of war, bargaining and war, alliances, terrorism, nuclear weapons, gender and conflict, military effectiveness and war outcomes, IR decision-making, domestic politics and foreign policy, the democratic peace, military strategy, foreign-imposed regime change, and others. He has won many scholarly awards, served on the editorial boards of leading journals in political science and international relations, and has taught undergraduates for decades.