This volume highlights the ways in which the prospect of peace can generate anxieties and consequently set in motion social and political processes that reprodu

The central assertion of this book is that states pursue social actions to serve self-identity needs, even when these actions compromise their physical existenc

Modern warfare is becoming increasingly defined by distance. Today, many Western and non-Western states have shied away from deploying large numbers of their ow

Argues that states' attachment to the strategy of deterrence can increase the chances of violence rather than avoid it.

This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological s