The Behavioral Origins of WarUniversity of Michigan Press, 2009 M04 9 - 280 páginas In The Behavioral Origins of War, D. Scott Bennett and Allan C. Stam analyze systemic, binary, and individual factors in order to evaluate a wide variety of theories about the origins of war. Challenging the view that theories of war are nothing more than competing explanations for observed behavior, this expansive study incorporates variables from multiple theories and thus accounts for war's multiplicity of causes. While individual theories offer partial explanations for international conflict, only a valid set of theories can provide a complete explanation. Bennett and Stam's unconventional yet methodical approach opens the way for cumulative scientific progress in international relations. D. Scott Bennett is Professor of Political Science at the Pennsylvania State University. Allan C. Stam is Associate Professor in the Government Department at Dartmouth College. |
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... relationship would be one such as Newton's theory of force , mass , and acceleration , F = MA . In the context of classical me- chanics it would be nonsensical to assert that a given force would ac- celerate a known mass with some ...
... relationship would be one such as Newton's theory of force , mass , and acceleration , F = MA . In the context of classical me- chanics it would be nonsensical to assert that a given force would ac- celerate a known mass with some ...
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... relationships among typically vague con- cepts along the lines of “more of X will probably lead to more of Y.” The lack of internal logic and conceptual clarity is particularly trou- bling to scholars who argue that most models of ...
... relationships among typically vague con- cepts along the lines of “more of X will probably lead to more of Y.” The lack of internal logic and conceptual clarity is particularly trou- bling to scholars who argue that most models of ...
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... relationships of key variables that emerge from sixteen important explanations and de- scriptions of international conflict at multiple levels of analysis . We seek to discover which of these variables - and in turn what underlying ...
... relationships of key variables that emerge from sixteen important explanations and de- scriptions of international conflict at multiple levels of analysis . We seek to discover which of these variables - and in turn what underlying ...
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... relationship between the explanatory variables and the onset of war is quite explicit. In other cases, we have largely ad hoc explanations for why some par- ticular factors appear related to conflict. For instance, “democratic peace ...
... relationship between the explanatory variables and the onset of war is quite explicit. In other cases, we have largely ad hoc explanations for why some par- ticular factors appear related to conflict. For instance, “democratic peace ...
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Contenido
15 | |
The Practice and Pitfalls of Comparative Hypothesis Testing | 35 |
4 Arguments and Operational Measures | 70 |
5 Findings | 107 |
6 Assessing a Models Reliability across Space and Time | 165 |
7 Conclusion | 200 |
EUGene | 223 |
Appendix B Measuring Expected Utility | 232 |
Notes | 249 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index | 277 |
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alliance approach argue arguments arms races balance of power baseline Bueno de Mesquita capabilities causal compute conflict behavior conflict initiation conjectures contiguity correlate data set decision defense pacts democracy democratic peace dependent variable Deterrence directed dyad directed dyad-year dispute initiation disputes that escalate dyadic Dyads No Dispute empirical equilibrium predictions estimate EUGene expected utility theory explanations factors fixed-effects game theoretic game tree hypotheses increase initiation and escalation interaction international conflict international politics international system interstate leaders Lemke levels of analysis logic logit measures Mesquita and Lalman military multinomial logit multiple NATO nondirected nuclear weapons Oneal outcomes percent periods Politically Relevant Dyads Polity Change potential power transition Prob problem rational choice theory Reciprocated Force region relative risk risk of conflict risk of disputes risk ratios Russett scores Stam suggest system power concentration target theoretical tion tional trade dependence Unilateral Force values versus