Leaders and international conflict

"Chiozza and Goemans seek to explain why and when political leaders decide to initiate international crises and wars. They argue that the fate of leaders and the way leadership changes shapes leaders' decisions to initiate international conflict. Leaders who anticipate regular removal from...

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Main Authors: Chiozza, Giacomo (Author), Goemans, H. E. [ (Hein Erich)] , 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press , c2011
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100 1 |a Chiozza, Giacomo ,   |e author 
245 1 0 |a Leaders and international conflict   |c Giacomo Chiozza and H. E. Goemans 
260 |a Cambridge, UK :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2011 
300 |a xi, 240 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-230) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Why and when do leaders fight? -- 3. International conflict and the fate of leaders -- 4. The fate of leaders and incentives to fight -- 5. Case studies : central America 1840-1918 -- 6. Conclusions 
520 |a "Chiozza and Goemans seek to explain why and when political leaders decide to initiate international crises and wars. They argue that the fate of leaders and the way leadership changes shapes leaders' decisions to initiate international conflict. Leaders who anticipate regular removal from office, through elections for example, have little to gain and much to lose from international conflict, whereas leaders who anticipate a forcible removal from office, e.g. through coup or revolution, have little to lose and much to gain from conflict. This theory is tested against an extensive analysis of more than 80 years of international conflict andwith an intensive historical examination of Central American leaders from 1848 to 1918. Leaders and International Conflict highlights the political nature of the choice between war and peace and will appeal to all scholars of international relations and comparative politics" 
650 0 |a International relations 
650 0 |a International relations   |v Case studies 
650 0 |a Political leadership 
650 0 |a Political leadership   |x Case Studies 
650 0 |a Politics and war 
650 0 |a Politics and war   |v Case studies 
700 1 |a Goemans, H. E. [  |q (Hein Erich)] ,   |d 1957- ,   |e author 
856 4 2 |3 Cover image   |u http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/11724/cover/9781107011724.jpg 
999 |a 1000150389   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus