Lasting Peace and Post-Conflict Resource Exploitation: A Scientific Study.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: KOHAMA Shoko 北海道大学, 大学院公共政策学連携研究部, 准教授 (90595670)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際紛争 / 紛争管理 / 資源 / 国際情報交換 / アメリカ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research uncovers why certain ceasefire lasts longer than others, using scientific methods including formal modeling, statistical analysis, and in-depth case study. Precisely, this study demonstrates that resource transfer during conflict causes ceasefire to fail under certain conditions. The hypotheses of the model are tested against data on ceasefire after WWII and cases including ECSC and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. This project yields the following published and/or presented studies: “Peace and Violence after Conflict;” “The Logic of Mass Destruction: A Political-Economic Approach;” “Unilateral Defense in International Crises.”

Free Research Field

社会科学