Settling it on the field: Battlefield events and war termination

Kristopher W. Ramsay

doi:10.1177/0022002708324593

Settling it on the field: Battlefield events and war termination

Kristopher W. Ramsay

Politics

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Abstract

Using a sample of battlefield data from twentieth-century wars, the author of this article tests a number of previously untested hypotheses linking battle events and the decision to end violent conflict. The author explores how factors like the distribution of power, battlefield casualties, and information that flows from the battlefield influence war termination. The analysis speaks to the validity of competing rational choice theories of war termination.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	850-879
Number of pages	30
Journal	Journal of Conflict Resolution
Volume	52
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002708324593
State	Published - Dec 2008

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General Business, Management and Accounting
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations

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Battles
Learning
War termination

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