Approaches, Levels, and Methods of Analysis in International Politics : Crossing Boundaries

Leading scholars incorporate domestic and international aims, choices, factors, and processes to explore the advantages of crossing methodological and analytical boundaries to gain a better understanding of international relations. They examine the complexity of international affairs and consider how scholars should best study it. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: The Future Study of International Relations, Two-Level Games, and Internal-External Linkages....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 When Are Governments Able to Reach Negotiated Settlement Agreements? An Analysis of Dispute Resolution in Territorial Disputes, 1919–1995....Pages 13-32 A Meso-Scopic View of International Political Economy: World Cities....Pages 33-44 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Democracy and Peace: Which Comes First?....Pages 47-72 Confirming the Liberal Peace with Analyses of Directed Dyads, 1885–2001....Pages 73-94 Democracy and the Renewal of Civil War....Pages 95-116 Democratic Peace and Integration: Synergies Across Levels of Analysis....Pages 117-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 Tough Talk, Public Predispositions, and Military Action: Reassessing the Rally—’Round-the-Flag-Phenomenon....Pages 141-156 Blank Check or Marching Orders? Public Opinion and the Presidential Use of Force....Pages 157-172 Triangulating Civil Peace....Pages 173-188 Constraints and Determinants: Structure, Purpose, and Process in the Analysis of Foreign Policy....Pages 189-209 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Divided We Stand: Political Partisanship and Military Force....Pages 213-234 Unrealizable Expectations: Collective Security, the UN Charter, and Iraq....Pages 235-255 Front Matter....Pages 257-257 Principles Under Pressure: Just War Doctrine and American Antiterror Strategy After 9/11....Pages 259-277 Strategic Logic and the Ethics of Killing: From Dresden to the Gulf War....Pages 279-301 Back Matter....Pages 303-348 "Leading scholars incorporate domestic and international aims, choices, factors, and processes to explore the advantages of crossing methodological and analytical boundaries to gain a better understanding of international relations. They examine both the "why" behind the complexity of international affairs and how scholars can study it and advance knowledge through complex causal paths." --Descripción del editor