| ID | 186819 |
| Title Proper | Getting to the root of the issue(s) |
| Other Title Information | expanding the study of issues in MIDs (the MID-issue dataset, version 1.0) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jackson, Joshua ; Owsiak, Andrew P ; Diehl, Paul F |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Because existing issue classification schemes omit prominent issues (e.g., domestic armed conflict) or contain significant within-category heterogeneity, theorizing about the role of issues in international conflict processes has stagnated. Our project jump-starts it again, by independently—and systematically—reconceptualizing and gathering data on five issues connected to dyadic militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) during the period 1900–2010: land (borders), maritime (borders), islands, civil conflict, and coups. After conceptually introducing these issues and embedding them within a larger framework, we describe and apply our MID-Issue data. These efforts show that (i) the MID dataset’s issue classification scheme does not systematically capture our issues, (ii) events in 37.58% of dyadic MIDs connect to domestic armed conflict—a prevalence not on the field’s radar, (iii) some factors promote issue-based international conflict, but only via indirect channels, and (iv) significant value even derives from a further conceptualization of “territorial issues” (broadly defined). |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 66, No.7-8; Aug-Sep 2022: p.1514–1542 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 66 No 7-8 |
| Key Words | Territory ; Borders ; Militarized Interstate Disputes ; Civil Conflict ; Coups ; Issues |