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9780472068449

The Behavioral Origins of War

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  • ISBN13:

    9780472068449

  • ISBN10:

    047206844X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-01-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

D. Scott Bennett is Professor of Political Science at the Pennysylvania State University Allan C. Stam is Associate Professor in the Government Department at Dartmouth College

Table of Contents

Preface & Acknowledgments ix
Toward a Better Understanding of Theories of International Conflict
1(14)
Comparative Hypothesis Testing and Some Limits to Knowledge
15(20)
Choosing and Testing the Arguments: The Practice and Pitfalls of Comparative Hypothesis Testing
35(35)
Arguments and Operational Measures
70(37)
Findings
107(58)
Assessing a Model's Reliability across Space and Time
165(35)
Conclusion
200(23)
Appendix A Data Development and Cumulation for International Relations: EU Gene 223(9)
Appendix B Measuring Expected Utility 232(17)
Notes 249(8)
Bibliography 257(20)
Index 277

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