TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of International Organizations on Militarized Dispute Initiation and Duration
AU - Shannon, Megan
AU - Morey, Daniel
AU - Boehmke,
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - We argue that international organizations decrease the duration of international conflicts by mitigating commitment problems and encouraging combatants to cease hostilities more quickly. Empirical analyses of militarized interstate dispute duration (1950-2000) reveal that increasing shared international organization (IO) participation reduces the length of disputes, even after accounting for selection into international conflict. We also find that international organizations designed to mitigate commitment problems decrease dispute duration, while IOs capable of reducing information asymmetries do not influence dispute length.
AB - We argue that international organizations decrease the duration of international conflicts by mitigating commitment problems and encouraging combatants to cease hostilities more quickly. Empirical analyses of militarized interstate dispute duration (1950-2000) reveal that increasing shared international organization (IO) participation reduces the length of disputes, even after accounting for selection into international conflict. We also find that international organizations designed to mitigate commitment problems decrease dispute duration, while IOs capable of reducing information asymmetries do not influence dispute length.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00629.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00629.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650054730
SN - 0020-8833
VL - 54
SP - 1123
EP - 1141
JO - International Studies Quarterly
JF - International Studies Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -