Jasinski, Michael P.

Social trust, anarchy, and international conflict / Michael P. Jasinski. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - 200p.

Includes bibliographical references (p.173-194) and index.

Democratic peace and diversionary war -- Anarchy, states, and nations -- Social trust and its origins -- Overcoming particularism -- The social trust theory of international conflict -- Research design -- Results -- The outbreak of World War I -- Analysis and conclusions.

Challenges the democratic peace and diversionary war theories by emphasizing the importance of social trust, its origin as a by-product of effective governance exercised by strong states, and influence on international conflict.


English.

9780230113176 (alk. paper)


War.
War--Causes.
Trust--Social aspects.
Politics and war.
State, The.

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