C-escalation and d-escalation: A theory of the time-dynamics of conflict

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Collins, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atrocities; counter escalation; polarization; time dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; IDEOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84856208168     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411428221     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Baumeister Roy,Bratslavsky Ellen,Finkehauser Catrin,Vohs Kathleen.Bad Is Stronger Than Good.Review of General Psychology. 2001;5:323-70.
2. Biddle StephenMilitary Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 2004:.
3. Black DonaldThe Social Structure of Right and Wrong. New York: Academic Press; 1998:.
4. Collins RandallInteraction Ritual Chains. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 2004a:.
5. Collins Randall."Rituals of Solidarity and Security in the Wake of Terrorist Attack.".Sociological Theory. 2004b;22:53-87.
6. Collins RandallViolence: A Micro-Sociological Theory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 2008:.
7. CollinsRandall. 2010. "A Dynamic Theory of Battle Victory and Defeat." Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History1:3-25 (http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5mv6v0r1).
8. Cooney MarkWarriors and Peacemakers: How Third Parties Shape Violence. New York: New York University Press; 1998:.
9. Coser LewisThe Functions of Social Conflict. Glencoe, IL: Free Press; 1956:.
10. Durkheim EmileThe Elementary Forms of Religious Life. New York: Free Press; [1912]1964:.
11. Graveline Christopher,Clemens MichaelThe Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed: American Soldiers on Trial. Washington, DC: Potomac Books; 2010:.
12. Grossman DaveOn Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Combat in War and Peace. Belleville, IL: PPTC Research Publications; 2004:.
13. Horowitz Donald L.The Deadly Ethnic Riot. Berkeley: University of California Press; 2001:.
14. Kaldor MaryNew and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press; 2001:.
15. KlusemannStefan. 2010. After State Breakdown: Dynamics of Multi-party Conflict, Violence, and Paramilitary Mobilization in Russia 1904-1920, Germany 1918-1934, and Japan 1853-1877. PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
16. Levine Mark,Taylor Paul J.,Best Rachel.Third Parties, Violence, and Conflict Resolution: The Role of Group Size and Collective Action in the Microregulation of Violence.Psychological Science. 2011;22:406-412.
17. Mann MichaelThe Sources of Social Power The Rise of Classes and Nation-States, 1760-1914. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 1993:.
18. Mann MichaelThe Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2005:.
19. Markham FelixNapoleon. New York: New American Library; 1963:.
20. Martin John LeviSocial Structures. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press; 2009:.
21. Oberschall Anthony,Seidman Michael.Food Coercion in Revolution and Civil War: Who Wins and How They Do It.Comparative Studies in Society and History. 2005;47:372-402.
22. Radkau JoachimMax Weber: A Biography. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press; 2009:.
23. Personality and Social Psychology Review. Rozin PaulRoyzman Edward B., ed. 2001:296-320.
24. Schlichte KlausIn the Shadow of Violence: The Politics of Armed Groups. Frankfurt, Germany: Campus Verlag; 2009:.
25. Simmel GeorgSoziologie Conflict and the Web of Group Affiliations. Bendix R.Wolff K. H., ed. Glencoe, IL: Free Press; [1908]1955:.
26. Spierenburg PieterA History of Murder: Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press; 2008:.
27. Tilly CharlesPopular Contention in Great Britain, 1758-1834. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; 1995:.
28. Tilly CharlesSocial Movements, 1768-2004. London: Paradigm Publishers; 2004:.
29. Walder Andrew G.Fractured Rebellion: The Beijing Red Guard Movement. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; 2009:.