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Escalation Dynamics

Escalation Dynamics is a theoretical framework in strategic studies that explains the processes and mechanisms by which conflicts intensify in scale, scope, or violence, distinguishing itself from static conflict analysis by focusing on the interactive, cumulative, and often non-linear patterns of adversarial decision-making.

205

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17.6K

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338

Authors

200

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

205

Domestic Political Audiences and the Escalation of International Disputes

James D. Fearon · American Political Science Review · 1994 · 2.4K citations

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Social Conflict: Escalation, Stalemate, and Settlement

Richard Ned Lebow, Dean G. Pruitt, Jeffrey Z. Rubin · Political Psychology · 1987 · 1.8K citations

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The Escalation of Commitment to a Failing Course of Action: Toward Theoretical Progress

Joel Brockner · Academy of Management Review · 1992 · 894 citations

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What you don’t know won’t hurt me: Costly (but quiet) exit in dictator games

Jason Dana, Daylian M. Cain, Robyn M. Dawes · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2005 · 688 citations

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ORGANIZATIONAL ESCALATION AND EXIT: LESSONS FROM THE SHOREHAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

John A. Ross, Barry M. Staw · Academy of Management Journal · 1993 · 518 citations

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Authors

338

  1. MK
    Mark Keil

    Georgia State University, United States

    7 publications · 626 citations

    7

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  2. HD
    Helga Drummond

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 236 citations

    5

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  3. BM
    Barry M. Staw

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 1K citations

    4

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  4. FC
    Frank C. Zagare

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  5. DG
    Dean G. Pruitt

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    4 publications · 2.1K citations

    4

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Institutions

200

  1. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    687 citations

  4. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    236 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    337 citations

  7. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    153 citations

  8. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    236 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Conflict Resolution

    13 publications · 739 citations

    12

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  2. American Political Science Review

    6 publications · 2.8K citations

    6

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  3. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 5 publications · 193 citations

    5

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  4. International Studies Quarterly

    5 publications · 212 citations

    5

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  5. Journal of Applied Psychology

    5 publications · 711 citations

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