The Waning of Major War (eBook, ePUB)

Theories and Debates
Redaktion: Vayrynen, Raimo

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a systematic effort by leading international scholars to map the trends in major-power warfare and explore whether it is waxing or waning. The main point of departure is that major-power war as a historical institution is in decline. This does not mean, though, that wars between states are in general disappearing. While there is some convergence in the conclusions by individual authors, they are by no means unanimous about the trend. The articles explore different causes and correlates of the declining trend in major-power warfare, including the impact of the international structure, nuclear weapons, international law, multilateral institutions, sovereignty and value changes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135320256
• Artikelnr.: 39953903

Autorenporträt

University of Helsinki

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Raimo Väyrynen
Waning of Major War: Contending Views 1. Paul W. Schroeder
Debating the Waning of Major War 2. John Mueller
Does War Still Exist? 3. Marie T. Henehen and John Vasquez
The Changing Probability of Interstate War
1816-1992 4. Peter Wallensteen
Major War is Not Waning
Yet 5. Martin van Creveld
The Decline of Major War: Nuclear Weapons and International Law 6. T.V. Paul
Does the Risk of Nuclear War Belong to History? 7. Kalevi J. Holsti
The Changing International System and the Decline of Major War 8. Patrick M. Morgan
Multilateral Institutions and Major War 9. Hendrik Spruyt
Normative Transformations in International Relations and the Waning of Major War 10. William R. Thompson
Democratic Peace
Civil Society
and Major War 11. Raimo Väyrynen
Capitalism
Peace
and War Raimo Väyrynen
Conclusion