Asian Rivalries - Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-level Games (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	Sumit Ganguly • William R. Thompson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	267
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-7596-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	0-8047-7596-6
Barcode:	9780804775960

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