The significance of territory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20087555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Vasquez (0000-0001-8728-3688, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 209-226 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Territory, War, and Peace (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003416722-16 |
| OpenAlex | W4364358922 |
| ISBN | 9781003416722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This chapter argues that territory is also a key significant fact within international relations for understanding and explaining both war and peace. The insight that territory is a significant fact is based on the territorial explanation of war first presented in Vasquez as part of the larger steps-to-war explanation. Since 1993, that explanation has been extensively tested. Some of the case studies on civil war and territory also provide a separate evidentiary base of support for the proposition that territorial disputes are war prone. Some of the work on internal wars also sees ethnicity tied to territory as especially war prone. Toft makes an important original contribution by showing that ethnic conflict and war are most apt to emerge when the ethnic group is concentrated in a specific geographical region. Territory tells us where long-term peace is possible and what needs to be done to build it
Geography · Minority Rights and Languages · Philippine History and Culture · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2005 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |