Volatile States in International Politics

The increasing unpredictability of state behavior in recent world politics is a surprising development. Eleonora Mattiacci's book "Volatile States in International Politics" investigates which states have been volatile and why, rejecting attempts to dismiss volatility as reflecting mercurial leaders or intractable issues. She explains that a state acts in a volatile manner when its clashing domestic interests leverage power to achieve their goals on the international arena. This book offers novel, evidence-based tools to cope with volatility in the global arena.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 19 December 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

The increasing unpredictability of state behavior in recent world politics is a surprising development. The uncertainty that results intensifies conflict and stymies trust. In Volatile States in International Politics,Eleonora Mattiacci offers the first account of this issue that investigates which states have been volatile and why. Leveraging statistical techniques and archival data in a probing analysis of rivals and allies since the end of World War II,she rejects attempts at dismissing volatility as reflecting mercurial leaders or intractable issues. Instead,Mattiacci explains that a state acts in a volatile manner when its clashing domestic interests leverage power to achieve their goals on the international arena. In demonstrating states potential for volatile behaviors,she asks us to reconsider how much we really know about change and instability in international politics. When properly understood,she shows,volatile behavior can become less confusing for observers and potentially less dangerous. This book offers novel,evidence-based tools to cope with volatility in the global arena.

The increasing unpredictability of state behavior in recent world politics is a surprising development.

The uncertainty that results intensifies conflict and stymies trust.

In Volatile States in International Politics,Eleonora Mattiacci offers the first account of this issue that investigates which states have been volatile and why.

Leveraging statistical techniques and archival data in a probing analysis of rivals and allies since the end of World War II,she rejects attempts at dismissing volatility as reflecting mercurial leaders or intractable issues.

Instead,Mattiacci explains that a state acts in a volatile manner when its clashing domestic interests leverage power to achieve their goals on the international arena.

In demonstrating states potential for volatile behaviors,she asks us to reconsider how much we really know about change and instability in international politics.

When properly understood,she shows,volatile behavior can become less confusing for observers and potentially less dangerous.

This book offers novel,evidence-based tools to cope with volatility in the global arena.

Weight: 476g
Dimension: 242 x 160 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197638675