Dynamics of Conflict

Francisco, Ronald A.

The mechanisms of protest and revolution have been the subject of theoretical research for over a century, yet the lack of data has hindered the empirical validation of conflicting theories. In this book, the author presents a unique new set of sub-daily data from over thirty countries and seven civil wars and uses them to test two models of conflict, the predator-prey model and the competing species model. The dynamic nature of the data modelling and the novelty of the dataset make this work a unique contribution to the field of conflict research. Dynamics of Conflict will help to re-evaluate existing theories and chart a new course towards the formal and statistical modelling of conflict.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2009-01-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780387752419

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75242-6

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 90