National and International Conflicts, 1945-1995: New Empirical and Theoretical Approaches

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ISBN: 9780415223447 | 041522344X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/7/2000

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This book offers a systematic overview of all crises and conflicts in and among states since 1945 and traces the global trends of conflict development.

List of figures

vii

List of tables

Preface

Introduction

(24)

Global changes since 1945

(13)

Towards a new conflict resolution culture?

(3)

Challenges to theories and conflict analysis

(6)

Consequences for conflict research

(2)

Methodology

(37)

Quantitative research

(1)

Definitions

(14)

Variables

(1)

Description of variables

(22)

Global trends

(94)

States, non-state actors and conflict

(20)

Basic conflicts

(10)

Partial conflicts

(11)

War

103

(9)

Duration of conflicts

112

(1)

Regions of conflict

113

(16)

Issues of conflicts

129

(23)

Victims of violent conflicts

152

(4)

Conflict structures

156

(32)

Political systems of states

156

(4)

East--West conflict

160

(4)

Spheres of interest and conflict frequencies

164

(1)

Military interventions by the US and the USSR

165

(4)

Intra-bloc conflict

169

(3)

Conflicts between North and South

172

(5)

Conflicts in and among developing countries

177

(4)

Neighbors and great powers

181

(3)

Post-Cold War trends

184

(4)

Conflict management

188

(39)

Mediation

189

(5)

Actors in conflict management

194

(7)

Modalities of conflict resolution

201

(2)

Outcomes of conflicts

203

(3)

Treaties

206

(21)

Empirical findings: summary and outlook

227

(12)

Descriptive findings

227

(2)

Generating hypotheses

229

(3)

The testing of theories

232

(4)

Predicting future conflicts

236

(1)

Need for further research

237

(2)

Appendix: KOSIMO conflicts 1945--95 by regions in chronological order

239

(25)

Sub-Saharan Africa

240

(5)

Middle East and Maghreb

245

(6)

Asia and Oceania

251

(5)

Europe

256

(4)

The Americas

260

(4)

Notes

264

(3)

Bibliography

267

(1)

Publications related to the KOSIMO databank

267

(1)

References and further reading

268

(6)

Index

274

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National and International Conflicts, 1945-1995: New Empirical and Theoretical Approaches

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