1st Edition
Conflict Hot Spots Emergence, Causes and Consequences
By Alex Braithwaite
Copyright 2010
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Militarized conflicts between states appear to occur repeatedly in the same geographic regions. Both World Wars and a series of interstate disputes in the post-Cold War system had their origins in the Balkans region of Eastern Europe. This study introduces the concept of a conflict hot spot to the broader empirical literature on conflict processes. It devotes considerable time to identifying the... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Emergence of Conflict Hot Spots; Chapter 2 A Location- and Neighborhood-Based Account of Conflict Hosting and Hot Spots; Chapter 3 The Hosting of International Conflicts; Chapter 4 The Causes of Conflict Hot Spots; Chapter 5 Hot Spots and the Diffusion of International Conflict; Chapter 6 The Consequences of Conflict Hot Spots; Chapter 101 Conclusion;
Biography
Alex Braithwaite is a Lecturer in International Relations at University College London, UK.
'Many have examined geographical characteristics of conflict, but largely disregard whether states fight on home territory or elsewhere. Using new dispute location data, Braithwaite distinguishes conflict hosting from general participation. He convincingly demonstrates important differences between territorial security risks and decisions to fight, as well as how proximity to conflict clusters can create important security challenges.' Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, University of Essex, UK and International Peace Research Institute, Norway 'Conflict Hot Spots concerns an oft-ignored feature of contemporary conflicts: their tendency to cluster in time and space. Through efficient use of state-of-the-art data and methodology, it offers an impressive account of the origin, nature, and consequences of conflict hot spots. It is a must-read for students of international conflict and political geography alike.' Halvard Buhaug, International Peace Research Institute, Norway 'Alex Braithwaite’s Conflict Hot Spots resurrects the study of political geography and interstate conflict. His combination of cutting-edge geographic-information-systems and spatial statistics breathes new life into important questions about how place and conflict interact. It will be of great interest to both the specialist and the general reader.' Douglas Lemke, Pennsylvania State University, USA '... a welcome addition to the literature on international conflict... All in all, Alex Braithwaite’s volume makes a notable contribution to the study of conflict. It lays out a research agenda that the author - or other scholars interested in the subject - can pursue in a particularly understudied niche of the discipline. It is recommended for anyone interested in the academic pursuit of its subject matter.' The Cyprus Review
