The dynamics of hostile and cooperative behavior in the international system

There has been much attention in the literature in International Relations to finding the underlying causes of conflict among nations. The existing research is divided between studying the impact of structural variables (e.g., the nature of alliances, power distribution, etc.) on conflict, and studying the impact of short-term behavioral variables (e.g., escalating tensions or hostility) on conflict. This paper takes into account both slowly changing structural variables and rapidly fluctuating behavioral variables to try to answer the following questions: (1) why do some nations engage in protracted conflict over time (e.g., India and Pakistan, or the Arab nations and Israel)? (2) how severe can we expect any given conflict to be? (3) how often will they occur? (4) how does the structure of the system influence levels and patterns of long-run conflict behavior?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Hower, Gretchen Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Zinnes, Dina A.

• Political Science, International Law and Relations

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Hower, Gretchen Marie

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9114268
(UMI)AAI9114268

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21436