Investigating the Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace: Measuring Military Power and Testing Structural Realism in the South China Sea
dc.contributor.author | Abramowicz, Victor | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Alexey Muraviev | en_US |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Shannon Ford | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-07T02:39:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-07T02:39:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89770 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This dissertation investigates if nations are generally driven towards war or peace; how countries’ individual predispositions towards violence can be identified; and when conflict is likeliest to occur, based on balances of power. These questions are addressed through a mixed qualitative- quantitative test of Defensive Realism, Offensive Realism, and Balance of Power and Power Transition Theory. The outcomes show States generally favour peace; assessing nations’ strategies reveals their predispositions; and that power imbalances enable conflict. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
dc.title | Investigating the Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace: Measuring Military Power and Testing Structural Realism in the South China Sea | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
curtin.department | School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry | en_US |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
curtin.faculty | Humanities | en_US |
curtin.contributor.orcid | Abramowicz, Victor [0000-0001-6068-0288] | en_US |