Syllabus/achievement requirements

Pensumlitteratur:

Baldwin, D.A. (1999): The Sanctions Debate and the Logic of Choice, International Security 24. s. 80-107. (28s).

Collier, Paul: ‘Doing Well Out of War: An Economic Perspective', in Mats Berdal & David M. Malone, eds, Greed & Grievance: Economic Agendas in Civil Wars. , 2000.. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner. 91–111. (21s.).

Conybeare, J.A.C. (2004): Consumption, Production and Markets: Applications of Microeconomics to International Poitics" , in D.F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (eds.): Models, Numbers and Cases. Methods for Studying International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 27p.

Dixit, A. & S. Skeath (1999): Games of Strategy, New York: W.W. Norton Kap. 2-3 60p.

Drezner, D. (2003): The Hidden Hand of Economic Coercion, International Organization 57:643-59 17p.

Ellsberg, D. (1975): "The Theory and Practice of Blackmail", ss.343-363 in O.R. Young (red.), Bargaining. Formal Theories of Negotiation. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. (21s).

Elster, J. (1986): "Introduction", ss. 1-33 i J. Elster (red.): Rational Choice, Oxford: Blackwell. (33 s.).

Fearon, J. (1995): "Rationalist Explanations of War", International Organization 379-414. (35 s.).

Fearon, James D. : `Why Do Some Civil Wars Last So Much Longer Than Others?', 2004. Journal of Peace Research 41(3). 275--302.

Fink, E.C., S. Gates & B.D.Humes (1998): Game Theory Topics: Incomplete Information, Repeated Games, and N-player Games, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage. kap 1-2. (31 s.).

Gartzke, E. (1999): "War Is in the Error Term", International Organization 53. s. 567-587. (21 s.).

Gibbons, R. (1997): "An Introduction to Applicable Game Theory", Journal of Economic Perspectives 11. s. 127-149. (23 s.).

Harsanyi, J. (1986): "Advances in Understanding Rational Behavior", ss. 82-108 i J. Elster ( ed.): Rational Choice, Oxford: Blackwell. (27 s.).

Hovi, J. (1998): Games, Threats and Treaties. Understanding Commitments in International Relations, London: Pinter. Kap. 1-4. (73 s.).

Hovi, J., R. Huseby & D. Sprinz (2005): When Do (Imposed) Economic Sanctions Work?, World Politics 57(4). (25p).

Kilgour, M. & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (2004): Game Theory and International Environmental Policy, in D.F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (eds.): Models, Numbers and Cases. Methods for Studying International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 27p.

Kydd, A. (2004): The Art of Shaker Modeling: Game Theory and Security Studies, in D.F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (eds.): Models, Numbers and Cases. Methods for Studying International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press .

Kydd, A. & B.F. Walter (2002): Sabotaging the Peace: The Politics of Extremist Violence, International Organization 56(2):263-296 34p.

Morrow, J.D. (1994): Game Theory for Political Scientists, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Kap. 6. ( 27 s.).

Pape, R.A. (1997): ?Why Economic Sanctions Do Not Work?, International Security 22. s. 90-136. (47 s.).

Pape, Robert A. (2003): The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism , American Political Science Review 97(3). . 343–361 (19p)..

Powell, R. (1990): Nuclear Deterrence Theory. The Search for Credibility, New York: Cambridge University Press. Ch. 1-2. ( 32 s.).

Powell, Robert (1991): "Absolute and Relative Gains in International Relations Theory", American Political Science Review 85(4). 1303–1320.

Sandler, Todd & Daniel G. Arce (2003): "Keynote Paper: Terrorism & Game Theory" , Simulation and Gaming 34(3). 319–337.

Schelling, T.C. (1966): Arms and Influence, New Haven: Yale University Press. Kap. 2. (57 s.).

Schelling, T.C. (1980/1960): The Strategy of Conflict, New York: Harvard University Press. Kap. 8. (16 s.).

Skaperdas, Stergios & Michell Garfinkel (2000): "Conflict Without Misperception or Incomplete Information: How the Future Matters"., Journal of Conflict Resolution 44(6). 793–807.

Snidal, D. (2004): Formal Modeling in International Politics, in D.F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (eds.): Models, Numbers and Cases. Methods for Studying International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 38p.

Weiss, T.G. (1999): ?Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool?, Journal of Peace Research 36. s. 499-509. (11 s.).

Werner, Suzanne & Amy Yuen (2005): "Making and Keeping Peace" , International Organization 59(Spring). 261–292.

Sum pensum 821 s

Anbefalt litteratur:

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Binmore, K. (1987): "Modelling Rational Players Part I", Economics and Philosophy 3. s. 179 - 214.

Binmore, K. (1988): "Modelling Rational Players Part II", Economics and Philosophy 4. 9 55.

Blechman, B. & T.C. Wittes (1999): "Defining Moment: The Threat and Use of Force in American Foreign Policy", Political Science Quarterly 114. s. 1-30 (30 s.).

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Downs, G.W. (1989): "The Rational Deterrence Debate", World Politics 41. s. 225-237.

Downs, G.W. & D.M. Rocke (1990): Tacit Bragaining, Arms Races and Arms Control, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Drezner, D. (1999): The Sanctions Paradox: Economic Statecraft and International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Drezner, D. (2000): ?Bargaining, Enforcement, and Multilateral Sanctions: When Is Cooperation Counterproductive??, International Organization 54. s. 73-102.

Gambetta, Diego, ed. (2005): Making Sense of Suicide Missions. , Oxford: Oxford University Press..

Gates, S. & B.D. Humes (1997): Games, Information and Politics. Applying Game Theoretic Models to Political Science, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

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Hirshleifer, Jack (2001): The Dark Side of the Force. Economic Foundations of Conflict Theory. , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..

Hovi, J. & B.E. Rasch (1993): Strategisk handling. Innf?ring i bruk av rasjonalitetsmodeller og spillteori, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget . (?vrige kapitler i del II).

Hovi, J. & O. Hellevik (1996): "The Nordic referenda on Membership in the European Union: A Different Sequence, a Different Outcome?", i M. Wiberg (ed.): Games in Tampere. Studies in Political Science 14, Department of Political Science, University of Turku. (25 s.).

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Kraig, M.R. (1999): ?Nuclear Deterrence in the Developing World: A Game-theoretic Treatment?, Journal of Peace Research 36. s. 141-167.

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Nicholson, M. (1992): Rationality and the Analysis of International Conflict, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Tsebelis, G. (1990a): "Are Sanctions Effective? A Game-theoretic Analysis", Journal of Conflict Resolution 34. s. 3-28. (25 s.).

Tsebelis, G. (1990b): Nested Games. Rational Choice in Comparative Politics, Berkeley: University of California Press. Kap. 2 (unntatt appendikset). (30 s.).

Varoufakis, Y. (1991): Rational Conflict, Oxford: Blackwell . Kap. 6. (42 s.).

Varoufakis, Y. (1993): ?Modern and Postmodern Challenges to Game Theory?, Erkenntnis 38. s. 371-404.

Wagner, R.H. (1992): "Rationality and Misperception in Deterrence Theory", Journal of Theoretical Politics 4. s. 115-141.

Wagner, R.H. (1992): "Reply to Comments by McGinnis, O'Neill and Rapoport", Journal of Theoretical Politics 4. s. 485-491.

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