War describes a situation of armed conflict between two or more
parties. There are several ways in which we can classify wars. The
major division in the academic literature is between interstate
wars and civil wars. The former is fought out between two or more
states; the latter between groups belonging to the same state.
There exists a vast literature, a large part of it quantitative, on
both types of conflict. The majority of wars are civil wars. This
book introduces the reader to the concept of war, and also to the
different schools of thought as well as to the research methods
pertaining to this area of research. It is an edited book
containing articles written by several causes of war researchers.
War is an important subject of study. The nature of war has changed
over time, leaving the civilian population increasingly vulnerable.
It has negative impacts beyond the direct casualties and the
damaged infrastructure and economy in the countries in question.
This book is intended to reach a wide audience, ranging from
Bachelor and Master students in the social sciences, as well as to
researchers and others with an interest for the subject. The aim of
this work is both to give an outline of the literature, as well as
providing examples of different schools of thought within the
causes of war' literature. It gives the reader a comprehensive
account of the research on causes of war', ranging from the old
classics, like e.g., Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, to up-to-date
research. The contributors in this book are chosen to represent a
variety of perspectives on the causes of conflict.
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