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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459140003321

Autore

Braithwaite Alex

Titolo

Conflict hot spots [[electronic resource] ] : emergence, causes, and consequences / / by Alex Braithwaite

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington VT, : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-317-16219-6

1-317-16218-8

1-282-61479-7

9786612614798

0-7546-9855-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

355/.033

Soggetti

War

War - Causes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Conflict Hot Spots; 2 A Location- and Neighborhood-Based Account of Conflict Hosting and Hot Spots; 3 The Hosting of International Conflicts; 4 The Causes of Conflict Hot Spots; 5 Hot Spots and the Diffusion of International Conflict; 6 The Consequences of Conflict Hot Spots; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study introduces the concept of a conflict hot spot to the broader empirical literature on conflict processes. It identifies common causes and consequences of conflict hot spots across many regions globally, offering a theoretical and empirical contribution to the emerging literature on the spatiality of conflict processes.