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Escalation Theory

Escalation Theory is a theoretical framework within war theory that explains how conflicts intensify through incremental increases in violence or commitment, distinguished by its focus on the dynamic processes and decision-making mechanisms that drive adversarial interactions beyond initial thresholds.

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6.8K

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137

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100

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2017–2026

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Publications

99

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

Joel Brockner · Academy of Management Review · 1992 · 428 citations

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Social conflict: Escalation, stalemate, and settlement, 2nd ed.

Jeffrey Z. Rubin, Dean G. Pruitt, Sung Hee Kim · 1994 · 276 citations

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Military Coercion in Interstate Crises

Branislav L. Slantchev · American Political Science Review · 2005 · 244 citations · Full text

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Arms Races and Escalation

Michael D. Wallace · Journal of Conflict Resolution · 1979 · 223 citations

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Authors

137

  1. FC
    Frank C. Zagare

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

    6 publications · 160 citations

    6

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  2. MK
    Mark Keil

    Georgia State University, United States

    4 publications · 442 citations

    4

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  3. BB
    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 334 citations

    4

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  4. DM
    D. Marc Kilgour

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    3 publications · 80 citations

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  5. EL
    Erik Lin-Greenberg

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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Institutions

100

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    415 citations

  2. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    100 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Wilfrid Laurier University

    Waterloo, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    80 citations

  5. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    684 citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    223 citations

  8. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    113 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Conflict Resolution

    10 publications · 650 citations

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  2. Journal of Peace Research

    6 publications · 407 citations

    6

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  3. American Political Science Review

    5 publications · 578 citations

    5

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 4 publications · 276 citations

    4

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  5. Conflict Management and Peace Science

    CMPS · 4 publications · 105 citations

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