The purpose of this study was to examine the dynamics of conflict escalation by systematically testing a number of hypotheses which have filtered through much of the theoretical literature on conflict within the context of the Lebanese Civil War using an events data approach. In addition to the theoretical questions of escalation, a historical descriptive analysis of the civil war was provided to complement the quantitative/analytical aspects of the discussion. Hence, the objectives of the study were twofold: first, to fill the descriptive void of what little information there is about the Lebanese Civil War and second, to test theoretical propositions about the dynamics of conflict escalation. / The theoretical topics--each of which constituted a chapter in the dissertation--encompassed explanations which: (1) specified links between governmental repression/coercion and political violence; (2) examined the links between internal strife and external intervention; and (3) identified and described crisis behavior. The more outstanding empirical results yielded the information outlined in the thesis text. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-11, Section: A, page: 4925. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74691 |
| Contributors | RASLER, KAREN ANNE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 630 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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