In Volatile States in International Politics, Eleanora Mattiacci recasts canonical, timeless debate in International Relations on how states' behaviors change. She demonstrates that states do not simply behave toward other states in "stable" or "unstable" fashion. Instead, they often twist and turn between cooperation and conflict in ways that seem inconsistent to observers. Through real-life anecdotes and compelling data visualizations, this book explains where volatility comes from, renewing key debates on the role of trust, escalation, reputation, audience costs, and treaty compliance in international politics.…mehr
In Volatile States in International Politics, Eleanora Mattiacci recasts canonical, timeless debate in International Relations on how states' behaviors change. She demonstrates that states do not simply behave toward other states in "stable" or "unstable" fashion. Instead, they often twist and turn between cooperation and conflict in ways that seem inconsistent to observers. Through real-life anecdotes and compelling data visualizations, this book explains where volatility comes from, renewing key debates on the role of trust, escalation, reputation, audience costs, and treaty compliance in international politics.
Eleonora Mattiacci is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, where she founded the IR Lab. She researches and publishes on international politics and focuses on the ways in which time and power shape actors' options on the international arena, particularly in the domain of conflict. Her research has been published on Perspective on Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and British Journal of International Politics, among other outlets. She holds a PhD from The Ohio State University.
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Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Theory: When Does Volatility Increase? Chapter 3: Measuring Volatility Chapter 4: Volatility and Rivals Chapter 5: Volatility and Allies Chapter 6: Conclusions Chapter 7: Appendix Notes Bibliography Index