Readings for Week 3

Structural Theories of War

1. Must War Find a Way? A Review Essay: Richard K. Betts
International Security, Vol. 24, No. 2. (October, 1999), pp. 166-98.

2. The Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace: Jack S. Levy
Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 1. (1998), pp. 139-65.

3. Changing Aspirations, Limited Attention, and War: Paul A. Anderson and Timothy J. McKeown
World Politics, Vol. 40, No. 1. (October, 1987), pp. 1-29.

4. The Power Transition: A Retrospective and Prospective Evaliation: Jacek Kugler and A.F.K. Organski
In Manus I. Midlarsky (Ed.) Handbook of War Studies. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. 1989.

5. Confronting the Principles of the Power Cycle: Changing Systems Structure, Expectations, and War: Charles F. Doran
In Manus I. Midlarsky (Ed.) Handbook of War Studies II. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. 2000.

6. Global War and the Political Economy of Structural Change: Karen Rasler and William R. Thompson
In Manus I. Midlarsky (Ed.) Handbook of War Studies II. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. 2000.

7. Theories of General War: Jack S. Levy
World Politics, Vol. 37, No. 3. (April, 1985), pp. 344-374.

8. The Causes of War: Geoffrey Blainey
New York: The Free Press, 3rd Edition, 1988.

9. The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars: Robert I. Rotberg and Theodore K. Rabb (Editors)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Read pp. 15-149.