Multiple paths to knowledge in international relations : methodology in the study of conflict management and conflict resolution / / edited by Zeev Maoz [and four others] ; contributors, Jacob Bercovitch [and eleven others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790426403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 0-7391-0671-6; 0-7391-5793-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Collana: Innovations in the study of world politics Multiple paths to knowledge in international relations
• Disciplina: 327.1/6/072
• Soggetti: International relations - Research - Methodology; Conflict management - Research - Methodology
• 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 at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution: A Conceptual and Methodological Introduction Zeev Maoz; Part I: Rational Choice and Game Theoretic Approaches; Introduction T. Clifton Morgan; 2 Bargaining and Conflict Management R. Harrison Wagner; 3 Prospects for Conflict Management: A Game-Theoretic Analysis D. Marc Kilgour; Part II: Simulation, Experimentation, and Artificial Intelligence; Introduction Alex Mintz; 4 Detecting United States Mediation Styles in the Middle East, 1979-1998 Philip A. Schrodt5 The Role of Mediation in Conflict Management: Conditions for Successful Resolution Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Sarit Kraus, Tara E. Santmire, Christopher K. Frain; 6 An Artificial Mediator Charles S. Taber; Part III: Quantitative Approaches; Introduction Glenn Palmer; 7 Resolving Conflicts: Conditions Favoring Negotiated Compromise in Militarized Interstate Disputes Stuart A. Bremer; 8 Patterns of Conflict Management and Resolution in Enduring Rivalries D. Scott Bennett; 9 Mediation and International Conflict Management: A Review and ; Analysis Jacob Bercovitch and Patrick M. ReganPart IV: Case Study Approaches; Introduction Zeev Maoz; 10 The Management and Resolution of International Conflict in a ""Single"" Case: American and North Vietnamese Exchanges during the Vietnam War Stephen G. Walker; 11 Crisis Mismanagement or Conflict of Interests? A Case Study of the Crimean War Joseph R. Gochal and Jack S. Levy; 12 Conclusion: Multiple Paths to Knowledge? Integrating Methodology and Substance in the Study of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution Richard J. StollIndex; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations provides a uniquely valuable view of current approaches and findings in conflict studies. While expanding our knowledge of particular conflicts, from the Crimean War to the Vietnam War to ongoing Palestinian-Israeli instability, the notable contributors also further our understanding of how to conduct research in international relations.