Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke is best known for his direction of the German/Prussian campaigns against Austria in 1866 and France in 1870-71, yet it was during his service as chief of the General Staff that he laid the foundation for the German way of war which would con…
Research on conflict-ridden societies carries special challenges for the collection and evaluation of information about the conflict and its actors. First, due to the nature of information emerging, incentives to misrepresent and propaganda is common. News coverage is sometimes …
"This Companion examines contemporary challenges in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) and offers practical solutions to these problems.The book examines the following eight specific components of Peace and Conflict Studies: Peace and conflict studies praxis, Structure–agency ten…
Knowledge can create peaceful realities in addition to serving as an intellectual tool for peace-making. This is why pragmatist assessment of social science should avoid looking exclusively at the instrumental value of different paradigms. This book investigates the realities th…
by Ikeda, Daisaku, Pauling, Linus, Gage, Richard L.
"Providing a new approach to understanding peace and conflict resolution in a comparative perspective, this volume will attract the attention of students and scholars of international relations, human rights, politics, and peace and security studies."--Jacket.
"In this highly original and important book, Hidemi Suganami analyses one of the fundamental questions of international relations: what causes war? Drawing on historical, statistical, and philosophical perspectives to produce an innovative theory, he rejects the simplistic notio…
This timely collection investigates the meaning of the widely used term 'warlordism' in contemporary global politics. Warlordism is examined in relation to the international markets in light weaponry and narcotics.
"What causes war? How can military conflicts best be prevented? A prominent political scientist here addresses these questions, offering ideas that will be widely debated."--BOOK JACKET. "Van Evera's book demonstrates that ideas from the Realist paradigm can offer strong explana…
"In this landmark work, two leading theorists of international relations analyze the strategies designed to avoid international conflict. Using a combination of game theory, statistical analysis, and detailed case histories, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and David Lalman evaluate the …
