ISBN: 9780804775953 - asian rivalries: conflict, escalation, and limitations on two-level games (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Brand New.

Zustand: New. The first book that explores and explains the complex two-level rivalries (domestic and inter-state) that exist between states-such as India and Pakistan-that are engaged in serial conflict .&Uumlber den AutorrnrnSumit Ganguly holds the Ra.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.…