Studies of International Violence

Abstract

7Uhe study of international violence-and war, in particular-is a time-honored profession. Among its practitioners have been philosophers and historians, economists and mathematicians, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, and political scientists. Not surprisingly, this wide representation of disciplines has produced an equally diverse array of explanations as to why international violence occurs, or does not occur. These explanations range from the metaphysical belief in fate to the