Sixteen case studies of interstate crises form the empirical foundation for Glenn Snyder and Paul Diesing's classic 1977 work 'Conflict Among Nations'. The project includes thirteen in-depth case studies, three partially developed cases, and nine working papers from the University at Buffalo's Center for International Conflict Studies. Frank Zagare curated this collection to make the original research materials available to the academic community.
Use Cases
- Analyzing bargaining dynamics in international crises based on the detailed case studies.
- Testing deductive theories of conflict using the structured case notes and coding sheets.
- Studying the development of negotiation theory based on the included seminal working papers.
- Examining historical crises like the 1908 Bosnia crisis or the 1973 Yom Kippur alert based on the case materials.
Strengths
- Includes thirteen fully developed book-length case studies written by faculty and graduate students.
- Provides the original typescript of Glenn Snyder's seminal 1971 paper on 'Prisoner's Dilemma' and 'Chicken' models.
- Contains Snyder and Diesing's personal notes on theoretically relevant aspects of the cases.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- University at Buffalo Center for International Conflict Studies, curated by Frank Zagare.
- Collection Method
- Collection of original research materials, including case studies and working papers.
- Time Range
- Case studies cover crises from 1908 to 1973.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 19:58:40; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Global, focusing on various interstate crises.