Dyadic research designs concern data that comprise interactions among actors. They are,
without a doubt, the most frequent designs employed in the empirical analysis of …

Uluslararası ilişkiler, 20. yüzyılın başından günümüze ulus-devletlerin sayısının ve siyasi
etkinliklerinin artması nedeniyle önemli bir akademik disiplin haline geldi. Ulus-devletlerin …

While international relations scholars make many claims about violence, they rarely define
the concept. This article develops a typology of three distinct kinds of violence: direct …

Which factors drive the onset of multiparty mediation? Despite numerous studies explaining
the onset of international mediation in conflicts, the literature offers little insight into when we …

While no two democratic states have fought an interstate war against each other, democratic
dyads experience militarized disputes with some frequency. Previous research suggests that …

This article argues that similar conflict characteristics form links between crises, which signal
the relevant actors–that is, the belligerents and the potential mediator (s)–that a comparable …

Democracy and territory are two of the most important factors that affect conflict and war. Yet
no research design looks directly at a possible interaction between these two variables to …

States involved in territorial disputes have several options with regard to resolving their
disputes. What types of states are more likely to resort to legal methods of peaceful …

'Culture'features prominently in the literature on international mediation: if belligerents share
cultural characteristics, they are likely to have a common understanding and norms. This …

This paper investigates strategic forum selection approaches and compliance with interstate
dispute resolution settlements. Research shows that (a) management design features, like …