Studying Leaders and Military Conflict
Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6284496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael C Horowitz (0000-0002-3067-7157, University of Pennsylvania), Matthew Fuhrmann (0000-0002-7316-0414, Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 2072-2086 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002718785679 |
| OpenAlex | W2897964267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 57 |
This article introduces the special feature “Leaders, Crisis Behavior, and International Conflict.” Individual leaders play a central role in world politics. Yet, for the last several decades, international relations scholarship has downplayed or ignored leaders, focusing instead on system-wide variables and domestic political institutions. A new wave of research, however, has helped to reintroduce the leader-level back into models of international politics. The papers that constitute this special feature represent some of the cutting-edge work in this area. This introductory paper traces the evolution of research on leaders in international relations and provides a conceptual framework that highlights different approaches to the study of leaders. It also distills several key themes that emerge from the papers, in addition to offering directions for future research
Epistemology · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Work (physics · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Engineering · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
To ban or not to ban? Chinese telecom equipment in Northern Europe
US Diplomatic Visits and Allies’ Military Spending
Political leadership for peace processes
Getting Inside the Mind of Leaders and Advisers
France–China cooperation on nuclear energy and artificial intelligence
China’s economic statecraft and the perceptions of its leaders
Rebel Leaders’ Journeys to the West
Strategies of rising Brazil
Middle power strategic choices and horizontal security cooperation
When do leader backgrounds matter? Evidence from the President’s Daily Brief
Introduction to special issue
Presidential hawkishness, domestic popularity, and diplomatic normalization
The Domestic Politics of Nuclear Choices—A Review Essay
Autocratic Leaders, Combat Experience, and Interstate Conflict
Dilemmas, limitations and challenges of place leadership
I’ll Be Back? Exiled Leaders and Political Instability
Move First to Avoid the Worst
Understanding foreign policy through political settlements
Hawkish leaders and foreign policy
Right-Wing Populist Leaders, Nationalist Rhetoric, and Dispute Initiation in International Politics
Rebel Leader Age and the Outcomes of Civil Wars
Leaders, Advisers, and the Political Origins of Elite Support for War
Just Patronage? Familiarity and the Diplomatic Value of Non-Career Ambassadors
Sizing Up the Adversary
Fear or Anger? Leaders’ Childhood War Trauma and Interstate Conflict Initiation
Hawkish Biases and Group Decision Making
Elites in the Making and Breaking of Foreign Policy
When Do Leaders Free‐Ride? Business Experience and Contributions to Collective Defense
Drafting restraint
How leaders' experiences and rebellion shape military recruitment during civil war
Trained to rebel
Man-milieu relationship hypotheses in the context of international politics
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
War and Punishment
Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy
Presidential decisionmaking in foreign policy
An economic theory of democracy
Política entre las naciones
Democracy and Development
Leaders at War
Leaders and International Conflict
The Logic of Political Survival
Presidential Personality
Foreign Policy Analysis
Testing the Biden Hypotheses
Microfoundations in international relations
Let Us Now Praise Great Men
A psychological examination of political leaders
Decision-Making as an Approach to the Study of International Politics
The Political Attitudes of Senior Civil Servants in Western Europe
Theory of international politics
Domestic Revolutionary Leaders and International Conflict
Honor and War
In the Defense of Women
When Leaders Matter
The Political Psychology of Biology, Genetics, and Behavior
A Revised Look at Interstate Wars, 1816–2007
Does Experience Matter
Leader Age, Regime Type, and Violent International Relations
Domestic Political Vulnerability and International Disputes
Leaders, Advisers, and the Political Origins of Elite Support for War
Tying Hands, Sinking Costs, and Leader Attributes
Leaders, States, and Reputations
Are Soldiers Less War-Prone than Statesmen
Who Takes Risks
Sizing Up the Adversary
Rethinking Democracy and International Peace
"The "Operational Code
Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior Using the Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders
Who Makes Foreign Policy Decisions and How
Emotional Beliefs
How Prior Military Experience Influences the Future Militarized Behavior of Leaders
Defending the Realm
Leader Influence and Reputation Formation in World Politics
Do Economic Sanctions Destabilize Country Leaders
The Turnover Trap
Are Western-Educated Leaders Less Prone to Initiate Militarized Disputes
Do Leaders Matter and How Would We Know
Introducing Archigos
Measuring change in source of leader support
Personality Effects on American Foreign Policy, 1898-1968
Regime Type, the Fate of Leaders, and War
The Decider's Dilemma
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |