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A Structural Analysis of International Conflict: From a Communication Perspective

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  • Jang Hyun Kim
  • George A. Barnett

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The study describes the structure of international conflict with the tools of network analysis to enhance the understanding of multilateral conflict-communication relations and to predict the conflict structure with existing international relations theories (liberal and realist) plus global communication variables. Using data obtained from the Correlates of War Project ( http://cow2.la.psu.edu/ ), the structure of international conflict is described for the period 1993--2001 for 145 nations. The results indicate that this network is very sparse; 42 nations had no conflict, and 36 only one bilateral disagreement. The network is centered about former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Russia, the United States, Iraq, and China. Most conflicts are regional. The paper also evaluates both the liberal, expanded liberal (with communication variables included), and realist (including Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Theory) perspectives as predictors of conflict. The results indicate that communication variables substantially enhance explanatory power of a predictive model, but the effects of the communication variables are inconsistent. A multiple regression model including history of colonialism and prior conflict, physical proximity and contiguity, whether or not a nation is a democracy, and the communication variables—international telecommunication, freight, and exports—accounted for 30.0% of the variance in the structure of international conflict and each variable was significantly related to conflict. The need for further research is discussed.

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  • Jang Hyun Kim & George A. Barnett, 2007. "A Structural Analysis of International Conflict: From a Communication Perspective," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(2), pages 135-165, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:33:y:2007:i:2:p:135-165
    DOI: 10.1080/03050620701277764
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