The Scientific Study of Peace and War

by Vasquez, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780739100721
• ISBN10: 0739100726
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The contributors of this book suggest methodologies for a systematic analysis of historical examples, using controlled observation, the collection of evidence, and careful inferences.

Author Biography

John A. Vasquez is professor of political science at Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Introduction: Studying War Scientifically	xix
John A. Vasquez
I Factors in the Onset of War
Alliance Formation and War Behavior: An Analysis of the Great Powers, 1495--1975	3	(34)
Jack S. Levy
Editors' Commentary	30	(7)
Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War 1820--1965	37	(38)
J. David Singer
Stuart Bremer
John Stuckey
Editors' Commentary	67	(8)
Armaments and Escalation: Two Competing Hypotheses	75	(18)
Michael D. Wallace
Editors' Commentary	88	(5)
Arms Races and Escalation: A Closer Look	93	(16)
Paul F. Diehl
Editors' Commentary	103	(6)
When Will They Ever Learn? Coercive Bargaining in Recurrent Crises	109	(32)
Russell J. Leng
Editors' Commentary	136	(5)
Excerpts from The War Trap	141	(20)
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Editors' Commentary	153	(8)
II The Expansion of War
Alliances and the Expansion of War	161	(16)
Randolph M. Siverson
Joel King
Editors' Commentary	173	(4)
Bipolarity and War: The Role of Capability Concentration and Alliance Patterns among Major Powers 1816--1965	177	(28)
Frank Whelon Wayman
Editors' Commentary	201	(4)
Preventing Systemic War: Crisis Decision-Making amidst a Structure of Conflict Relationships	205	(24)
Manus I. Midlarsky
Editors' Commentary	222	(7)
III Peace and the Global Institutional Context
Universalism vs. Particularism: On the Limits of Major Power Order	229	(26)
Peter Wallensteen
Editors' Commentary	249	(6)
IV The Termination and Impact of War
War Power and the Willingness to Suffer	255	(24)
Steven Rosen
Editors' Commentary	273	(6)
The Costs of Major Wars: The Phoenix Factor	279	(32)
A.F.K. Organski
Jacek Kugler
Editors' Commentary	305	(6)
War Making and State Making: Governmental Expenditures, Tax Revenues, and Global Wars	311	(32)
Karen A. Rasler
William R. Thompson
Editors' Commentary	335	(8)
V Conclusion
The Steps to War: Toward a Scientific Explanation of Correlates of War Findings	343	(30)
John A. Vasquez
Editors' Commentary	369	(4)
Appendix Applying the Scientific Method to the Study of War
The Scientific Study of War: A Learning Package	373	(66)
Stuart A. Bremer
Cynthia Cannizzo
Charles W. Kegley, Jr.
James Lee Ray
Bibliographical Essay	439	(8)
References	447	(20)
Index	467	(14)
About the Editors	481