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Asian rivalries : conflict, escalation, and limitations on two-level games /

The most typical treatment of international relations is to conceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate relations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an international environment but also in a co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ganguly, Sumit, Thompson, William R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Series, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The most typical treatment of international relations is to conceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate relations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an international environment but also in a competitive domestic context. Given that interstate rivalries are responsible for a disproportionate share of discord in world politics, this book sets out to explain just how these two-level rivalries really work. By reference to specific cases, specialists on Asian rivalries examine three related questions: what is the mix of internal (domestic politics) and external (interstate politics) stimuli in the dynamics of their rivalries; in what types of circumstances do domestic politics become the predominant influence on rivalry dynamics; when domestic politics become predominant, is their effect more likely to lead to the escalation or de-escalation of rivalry hostility? By pulling together the threads laid out by each contributor, the editors create a 'grounded theory' for interstate rivalries that breaks new ground in international relations theory.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 259 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804781732
0804781737