Bruce M. Russett: Pioneer in the Scientific and Normative Study of War, Peace, and Policy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Starr, Harvey (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice, 34
• Subjects: Political science.; History.; International relations.; Political Science and International Relations.; International Relations.; History of Science.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Russett’s scientific contributions, with key examples of his major studies. It will greatly benefit today’s International Relations students, deepening their understanding of the field’s theory and methods. Bruce M. Russett was a founder of, and contin...

Table of Contents:

• A Scholarly Biography
• A Selected Bibliography of the Publications of Bruce M. Russett
• The Calculus of Deterrence
• Transactions, Community and International Political Integration
• The Kantian Peace: The Pacific Benefits of Democracy, Interdependence and International Organizations, 1885-1992
• Comparative Public Health: The Political Economy of Human Misery and Well-Being
• Defense Expenditures and National Well-being
• Ethical Dilemmas of Nuclear Deterrence.