Readings for Week 4

Bargaining Theories of War

1. Arms and Influence: Thomas C. Schelling
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966.

2. Rationalist Explanations for War: James D. Fearon
International Organization, Vol. 49, No. 3. (Summer, 1995), pp. 379-414.

3. In the Shadow of Power: Robert Powell
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999. Chapters 3 and 4.

4. Bargaining Theory and International Conflict: Robert Powell
Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 5. (2002), pp. 1-30.

5. The Principle of Convergence in Wartime Negotiations: Branislav L. Slantchev
Manuscipt, Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego.

6. The Power to Hurt: Costly Conflict with Completely Informed States: Branislav L. Slantchev
American Political Science Review, Vol. 97, No. 1. (March, 2003).