A Century of Crisis and Conflict in the International System

Theory and Evidence: Intellectual Odyssey III
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-86090-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 419 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 5544 g

This book is designed to present a fully developed theory of international crisis and conflict, along with substantial evidence of these two closely related phenomena. The book begins with a discussion of these topics at a theoretical level, defining and elaborating on core concepts: international crisis, interstate conflict, severity, and impact. This is followed by a discussion of the international system, along with two significant illustrations, the Berlin Blockade crisis (1948) and the India-Pakistan crisis over Kashmir (1965-66). The book then presents a unified model of crisis, focusing on the four phases of an international crisis, which incorporate the four periods of foreign policy crises for individual states. Findings from thirteen conflicts representing six regional clusters are then analyzed, concluding with a set of hypotheses and evidence on conflict onset, persistence, and resolution.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brecher, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Ost-West Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Multiple Paths to Knowledge.- 2. Theory I: Core Concepts and Systems.- 3. Theory II: Unified Model of Crisis (UMC) and the ICB Framework .- 4. General Findings: Foreign Policy Crises.- 5. Theory III: Interstate Conflicts.- 6. Select Case Study Findings on Interstate Conflict: Africa and Americas .- 7. Select Case Study Findings on Interstate Conflict: Asia.- 8. Select Case Study Findings on Interstate Conflict: Europe and the Middle East .- 9. Select Case Study Findings on Interstate Conflict: Inter-Region .- 10. What Have We Learned about Interstate Conflict? .- 11. Critique of International Studies.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Brecher is the R.B. Angus Professor of Political Science at McGill University, Canada.