Patricia A Weitsman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1050871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia A Weitsman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia A |
| FAMILY NAME | Weitsman |
| SIGNATURE | WEITSMAN P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Waging War: Alliances, Coalitions, and Institutions of Interstate Violence
Military alliances provide constraints and opportunities for states seeking to advance their interests around the globe. War, from the Western perspective, is not a solitary endeavor. Partnerships of all types serve as a foundation for the projection of power and the employment of force. These relationships among states provide the foundation upon which hegemony is built. Waging War argues that these institutions of interstate violence—not just t…
The Book Award Reward
I spent the spring and summer of 2007 reading 185 books in the field of international relations, as I chaired two major book awards in the field
Balance of Power: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century
Balance of Power: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century. Edited by T. V. Paul, James J. Wirtz, and Michel Fortmann. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. 400p. $70.00 cloth, $27.95 paper. The end of the Cold War and the advent of the post–9/11 era altered the strategic context of international relations irrevocably. In the wake of these changes, it is useful to reexamine our traditional theoretical understandings of the system in order to …
Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing
1. Predation, Balancing and Political Cost 2. The Seven Years' War 3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4. The Crimean War 5. World War 1
Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente
(2003). Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente. Security Studies: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 79-113
International Systems, Domestic Structures, and Risk
Why do some states embark on risky policies that appear certain to lead to disastrous outcomes while others seem more cautious as they interact with others in the international system? This is a central question that faces policymakers and one that has remained largely unexplored by scholars of international relations. This article argues that democratic peace theory speaks to the central factors that affect the risk preferences of states. Countr…
Enforcing Cooperation: Risky States and Intergovernmental Management of Conflict
Choosing Europe? The European Electorate and National Politics in the Face of the Union. Cees van der Eijk , Mark N. Franklin
Eliciting collaboration from “risky” states: The limits of conventional multilateralism in security affairs
The emergence of an increasing number of states with a high conflict propensity constitutes a major challenge to international relations theory. While realist approaches dismiss the capacity of international governmental organisations to deal with "risky" states, liberal approaches largely focus on the successful multilateral management of peace. In this article, we examine how international institutions can counter the threats posed by "risky" s…
Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances
(1997). Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances. Security Studies: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 156-193
The Punishment Trap: Integration Referendums as Popularity Contests
It is widely believed that voters care little about foreign policy, transforming referendums on international agreements into tests of a government's popularity. The authors analyze this notion and present two-level games characterized by asymmetric information. The article demonstrates that the linking of domestic issues to an international treaty does not convert referendums into pure plebiscites. However, the two-level decision creates a sever…
The Punishment Trap: Integration Referendums as Popularity Contests
It is widely believed that voters care little about foreign policy, transforming referendums on international agreements into tests of a government's popularity. The authors analyze this notion and present two-level games characterized by asymmetric information. The article demonstrates that the linking of domestic issues to an international treaty does not convert referendums into pure plebiscites. However, the two-level decision creates a sever…
Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances
(1997). Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances. Security Studies: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 156-193
Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente
(2003). Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente. Security Studies: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 79-113
Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing
1. Predation, Balancing and Political Cost 2. The Seven Years' War 3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4. The Crimean War 5. World War 1
International Systems, Domestic Structures, and Risk
Why do some states embark on risky policies that appear certain to lead to disastrous outcomes while others seem more cautious as they interact with others in the international system? This is a central question that faces policymakers and one that has remained largely unexplored by scholars of international relations. This article argues that democratic peace theory speaks to the central factors that affect the risk preferences of states. Countr…
The Punishment Trap: Integration Referendums as Popularity Contests
It is widely believed that voters care little about foreign policy, transforming referendums on international agreements into tests of a government's popularity. The authors analyze this notion and present two-level games characterized by asymmetric information. The article demonstrates that the linking of domestic issues to an international treaty does not convert referendums into pure plebiscites. However, the two-level decision creates a sever…
Enforcing Cooperation: Risky States and Intergovernmental Management of Conflict
Choosing Europe? The European Electorate and National Politics in the Face of the Union. Cees van der Eijk , Mark N. Franklin
Eliciting collaboration from “risky” states: The limits of conventional multilateralism in security affairs
The emergence of an increasing number of states with a high conflict propensity constitutes a major challenge to international relations theory. While realist approaches dismiss the capacity of international governmental organisations to deal with "risky" states, liberal approaches largely focus on the successful multilateral management of peace. In this article, we examine how international institutions can counter the threats posed by "risky" s…
Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances
(1997). Intimate enemies: The politics of peacetime alliances. Security Studies: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 156-193
International Systems, Domestic Structures, and Risk
Why do some states embark on risky policies that appear certain to lead to disastrous outcomes while others seem more cautious as they interact with others in the international system? This is a central question that faces policymakers and one that has remained largely unexplored by scholars of international relations. This article argues that democratic peace theory speaks to the central factors that affect the risk preferences of states. Countr…
Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente
(2003). Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: The Central Powers and Triple Entente. Security Studies: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 79-113
Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing
1. Predation, Balancing and Political Cost 2. The Seven Years' War 3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4. The Crimean War 5. World War 1
Balance of Power: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century
Balance of Power: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century. Edited by T. V. Paul, James J. Wirtz, and Michel Fortmann. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. 400p. $70.00 cloth, $27.95 paper. The end of the Cold War and the advent of the post–9/11 era altered the strategic context of international relations irrevocably. In the wake of these changes, it is useful to reexamine our traditional theoretical understandings of the system in order to …
The Book Award Reward
I spent the spring and summer of 2007 reading 185 books in the field of international relations, as I chaired two major book awards in the field
Waging War: Alliances, Coalitions, and Institutions of Interstate Violence
Military alliances provide constraints and opportunities for states seeking to advance their interests around the globe. War, from the Western perspective, is not a solitary endeavor. Partnerships of all types serve as a foundation for the projection of power and the employment of force. These relationships among states provide the foundation upon which hegemony is built. Waging War argues that these institutions of interstate violence—not just t…
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