03670nam 2200709 a 450 991079095370332120230721012043.01-282-96495-X97866129649541-4008-3783-910.1515/9781400837830(CKB)2550000001251874(EBL)664580(OCoLC)707067735(SSID)ssj0000473468(PQKBManifestationID)11302284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473468(PQKBWorkID)10437774(PQKB)10878887(MiAaPQ)EBC664580(OCoLC)719377466(MdBmJHUP)muse36866(DE-B1597)446915(OCoLC)979758066(DE-B1597)9781400837830(Au-PeEL)EBL664580(CaPaEBR)ebr10443132(CaONFJC)MIL296495(EXLCZ)99255000000125187420080129d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe steps to war[electronic resource] an empirical study /Paul D. Senese and John A. VasquezCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20081 online resource (335 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-13892-3 0-691-13421-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-299) and indexes.The steps to war -- The evolution of a research program : research design -- From territorial claims to territorial disputes : testing for selection effects -- Territory, contiguity, and their interaction : a contingent model of interstate conflict -- The probability of war between nation-states -- The probability of crisis escalation -- Exploring interactions in the steps to war -- Explaining war, thinking about peace.The question of what causes war has concerned statesmen since the time of Thucydides. The Steps to War utilizes new data on militarized interstate disputes from 1816 to 2001 to identify the factors that increase the probability that a crisis will escalate to war. In this book, Paul Senese and John Vasquez test one of the major behavioral explanations of war--the steps to war--by identifying the various factors that put two states at risk for war. Focusing on the era of classic international politics from 1816 to 1945, the Cold War, and the post-Cold War period, they look at the roles of territorial disputes, alliances, rivalry, and arms races and show how the likelihood of war increases significantly as these risk factors are combined. Senese and Vasquez argue that war is more likely in the presence of these factors because they increase threat perception and put both sides into a security dilemma. The Steps to War calls into question certain prevailing realist beliefs, like peace through strength, demonstrating how threatening to use force and engaging in power politics is more likely to lead to war than to peace.WarCausesResearchConflict managementResearchInternational relationsResearchWarCausesResearch.Conflict managementResearch.International relationsResearch.355.02/789.76bclSenese Paul Domenic1465356Vasquez John A.1945-1465357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790953703321The steps to war3675343UNINA