Overview
- Explains how Rummel's work on the democratic peace is key to the understanding of international relations in the post-Cold War era
- Reveals the unrivaled comprehensiveness of his data collection and his work on a broad conception of genocide and politicide
- Presents original contributions by well-known scholars
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice (BRIEFSPIONEER, volume 37)
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The book provides a critical and constructive assessment of the many contributions to social science and politics made by Professor R. J. Rummel. Rummel was a prolific writer and an important teacher and mentor to a number of people who in turn have made their mark on the profession. His work has always been controversial. But after the end of the Cold War, his views on genocide and the democratic peace in particular have gained wide recognition in the profession. He was also a pioneer in the use of statistical methods in international relations. His work in not easily classified in the traditional categories of international relations research (realism, idealism, and constructivism). He was by no means a pacifist and his views on the US-Soviet arms race led him to be classified as a hawk. But his work on the democratic peace has become extremely influential among liberal IR scholars and peace researchers. Above all, he was a libertarian.Similar content being viewed by others
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: R.J. Rummel: An Assessment of His Many Contributions
Editors: Nils Petter Gleditsch
Series Title: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54463-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54462-5Published: 08 June 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54463-2Published: 30 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2194-3125
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3133
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 138
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Relations, Political Theory, Democracy