New Directions for International Relations : Confronting the Method-of-Analysis Problem.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 The Method-of-Analysis Problem in International Relations Alex Mintz; 2 Four Methods and Five Revolutions Bruce Russett; PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS; 3 International Relations: A Network Approach Zeev Maoz, Lesley G. Terris. Ronan D. Kuperman, and Ilan TaImud; 4 Visualization in International Relations Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Michael D. Ward; 5 The Postwar Public Health Effects of Civil Conflict Hazem Adam Ghobarah. Paul Huth, and Bruce Russett.

6 Alliances and the Expansion and Escalation of Militarized Interstate Disputes Brett Ashley Leeds7 Separation of Powers, Lawmaking, and the Use of Military Force William G. Howell and Jon C. Pevehouse; 8 Democracies Prefer to Negotiate: Institutionalized Democracy, Diversion, and Statecraft during International Crises Karl DeRouen Jr. and Shaun Goldfinch; 9 When Likely Losers Choose War Alastair Smith and Allan C. Stam; 10 Enforcing Peace: Suppressing Extremists without Losing the Moderates Suzanne Werner and Amy Yuen.

11 Are Leaders Susceptible to Negative Political Advice? An Experimental Study of High-Ranking Military Officers Alex MintzBibliography; Index; About the Contributors.

Why does the academic study of international relations have limited impact on the policy community? In New Directions for International Relations, Mintz and Russett identify differences in methods of analysis as one cause of problematic, unreliable results. They discuss the problem and set the stage for nine chapters by diverse scholars to demonstrate innovative new developments in IR theory and creative new methods that can lay the basis for greater consensus.

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