Order, Conflict, and Violence

by Edited by Stathis N. Kalyvas , Ian Shapiro , Tarek Masoud

• ISBN13: 9780521722391
• ISBN10: 052172239X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-22
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

There might appear to be little that binds the study of order and the study of violence and conflict. Bloodshed in its multiple forms is often seen as something separate from and unrelated to the domains of 'normal' politics that constitute what we think of as order. But violence is used to create order, to maintain it, and to uphold it in the face of challenges. This volume demonstrates the myriad ways in which order and violence are inextricably intertwined. The chapters embrace such varied disciplines as political science, economics, history, sociology, philosophy, and law; employ different methodologies, from game theory to statistical modeling to in-depth historical narrative to anthropological ethnography; and focus on different units of analysis and levels of aggregation, from the state to the individual to the world system. All are essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand current trends in global conflict.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: integrating the study of order, conflict, and violence

Creating, Maintaining, and Restoring Order

Probing the sources of political order

Attaining social order in Iraq Michael Hechter and Nika Kabiri

Factors impeding the effectiveness of partition in South Asia and the Palestine mandate Lucy Chester

The social order of violence in Chicago and Stockholm neighborhoods: a comparative inquiry

Traditions of justice in war: the modern debate in historical perspective Karma Nabulsi

Problems and prospects for democratic settlements: South Africa as a model for the Middle East and Northern Ireland? Courtney Jung, Ellen Lust-Okar and Ian Shapiro

Challenging, Transforming, and Destroying Order

Civil wars and guerilla warfare in the contemporary world: toward a joint theory of motivations and opportunities Carles Boix

Clausewitz vindicated? Economics and politics in the Colombian war Francisco GutiFrrez San8n

Articulating the geo-cultural logic of nationalist insurgency Lars-Erik Cederman

Which group identities lead to most violence? Evidence from India

Order in disorder: a micro-comparative study of genocidal dynamics in Rwanda Scott Straus

Sexual violence during war: toward an understanding of variation Elisabeth Jean Wood

'Military necessity' and the laws of war in imperial Germany

Preconditions of international normative change: implications for order and violence

Promises and pitfalls of an emerging research program: the microdynamics of civil war

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