Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations: Methodology in the Study of Conflict Management and Conflict ResolutionZeev Maoz Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations provides a uniquely valuable view of current approaches and findings in conflict studies. This volume showcases work informed by four powerful research tools: rational choice theory and game theory; simulation, experimentation, and artificial intelligence; quantitative studies; and case studies. Each research method is introduced and evaluated for its specific potential, including both strengths and weaknesses. Throughout, the notable contributors clearly explain how they choose, frame, and go about answering questions. While expanding our knowledge of particular conflicts, from the Crimean War to the Vietnam War to ongoing Palestinian-Israeli instability, Multiple Paths also furthers our understanding of how to conduct research in international relations. |
Contents
Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution A Conceptual and Methodological Introduction | xi |
Rational Choice and Game Theoretic Approaches | 29 |
Bargaining and Conflict Management | 35 |
Prospects for Conflict Management A GameTheoretic Analysis | 69 |
Simulation Experimentation and Artificial Intelligence | 91 |
Detecting United States Mediation Styles in the Middle East 19791998 | 95 |
The Role of Mediation in Conflict Management Conditions for Successful Resolution | 121 |
An Artificial Mediator | 149 |
Patterns of Conflict Management and Resolution in Enduring Rivalries | 211 |
Mediation and International Conflict Management A Review and Analysis | 245 |
Case Study Approaches | 269 |
The Management and Resolution of International Conflict in a Single Case American and North Vietnamese Exchanges during the Vietnam War | 273 |
Crisis Mismanagement or Conflict of Interests? A Case Study of the Origins of the Crimean War | 305 |
Conclusion Multiple Paths to Knowledge? Integrating Methodology and Substance in the Study of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution | 339 |
Index | 359 |
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Quantitative Approaches | 183 |
Resolving Conflicts Conditions Favoring Negotiated Compromise in Militarized Interstate Disputes | 189 |
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