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Escalation of Great Power Disputes: Deterrence Versus Structural Realism, 1816-1984

(6 datasets; 150 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): Huth, Paul; Gelpi, Christopher; Bennett, D. Scott

Summary: The purpose of this study was to test the relative explanatory power of two theoretical approaches--deterrence theory and structural realism--in predicting dispute escalation among "Great Powers" from 1816 to 1984. The Great Powers during this time period are identified as Great Britain, France, Russia/Soviet Union, Austria-Hungary, Prussia/Germany, Italy, the United States, Japan, and China. A Great Power deterrence encounter is defined as the explicit verbal threat of force or the mo... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06355.v1

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