Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations Methodology in the Study of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution

by Maoz, Zeev; Mintz, Alex; Morgan, Clifton T.; Palmer, Glenn; Stoll, Richard J.; Bennett, D Scott; Bercovitch, Jacob; Bremer, Stuart; Frain, Christopher K.; Gochal, Joseph R.; Kilgour, D Marc; Kraus, Sarit; Levy, Jack S.; Morgan, T Clifton; Palmer, Glenn; R

• ISBN13: 9780739106716
• ISBN10: 0739106716
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-16
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
1 Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution: A Conceptual and Methodological Introduction	1	(32)
Zeev Maoz
Part I: Rational Choice and Game Theoretic Approaches	33	(62)
Introduction	33	(62)
T. Clifton Morgan
2 Bargaining and Conflict Management	39	(34)
R. Harrison Wagner
3 Prospects for Conflict Management: A Game-Theoretic Analysis	73	(22)
D. Marc Kilgour
Part II: Simulation, Experimentation, and Artificial Intelligence	95	(92)
Introduction	95	(92)
Alex Mintz
4 Detecting United States Mediation Styles in the Middle East, 1979-1998	99	(26)
Philip A. Schrodt
5 The Role of Mediation in Conflict Management: Conditions for Successful Resolution	125	(28)
Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Sarit Kraus, Tara E. Santmire, Christopher K. Frain
6 An Artificial Mediator	153	(34)
Charles S. Taber
Part III: Quantitative Approaches	187	(86)
Introduction	187	(86)
Glenn Palmer
7 Resolving Conflicts: Conditions Favoring Negotiated Compromise in Militarized Interstate Disputes	193	(22)
Stuart A. Bremer
8 Patterns of Conflict Management and Resolution in Enduring Rivalries	215	(34)
D. Scott Bennett
9 Mediation and International Conflict Management: A Review and Analysis	249	(24)
Jacob Bercovitch and Patrick M. Regan
Part IV: Case Study Approaches	273	(90)
Introduction
Zeev Maoz
10 The Management and Resolution of International Conflict in a "Single" Case: American and North Vietnamese Exchanges during the Vietnam War	277	(32)
Stephen G. Walker
11 Crisis Mismanagement or Conflict of Interests? A Case Study of the Crimean War	309	(34)
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	343	(20)
Richard J. Stoll
Index	363	(8)
About the Contributors	371