Book contents
- Understanding International Security
- Reviews
- Understanding International Security
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 International Security: The Historical Evolution of a Discipline
- Part I Security in Theory
- 2 Realism(s)
- 3 Liberalism(s) and International Security
- 4 Making the Quest for Security “Scientific”: Rational Choice and Game Theory
- 5 Making the Quest for Security “Scientific”: Rational Choice and Peace Science Research
- 6 Constructivism
- 7 Critical Security Studies
- 8 Human Security
- Part II The Traditional Security Agenda
- Part III A Wider and Deeper Security Agenda
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
5 - Making the Quest for Security “Scientific”: Rational Choice and Peace Science Research
from Part I - Security in Theory
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Book contents
- Understanding International Security
- Reviews
- Understanding International Security
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 International Security: The Historical Evolution of a Discipline
- Part I Security in Theory
- 2 Realism(s)
- 3 Liberalism(s) and International Security
- 4 Making the Quest for Security “Scientific”: Rational Choice and Game Theory
- 5 Making the Quest for Security “Scientific”: Rational Choice and Peace Science Research
- 6 Constructivism
- 7 Critical Security Studies
- 8 Human Security
- Part II The Traditional Security Agenda
- Part III A Wider and Deeper Security Agenda
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
Peace Science research is interested in understanding the causal relationships between independent and dependent variables. Based on prior knowledge or existing theories, they develop hypotheses about the strength and direction of impact of independent variables on dependent variables, whether they be arms races and war, economic stability and civil war, or democracy and peace. Quantitative methods provide researchers with a way of confirming or disconfirming these hypotheses.
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- Understanding International SecurityTheory and Practice, pp. 83 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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