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MacNeal, Kymberly G.

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When bullets are not enough: Determinants of chemical weapons usage and abstention.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	When bullets are not enough: Determinants of chemical weapons usage and abstention./
Author:	MacNeal, Kymberly G.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2016,
Description:	287 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-07(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-07A(E).
Subject:	International relations. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10239120
ISBN:	9781369474282

When bullets are not enough: Determinants of chemical weapons usage and abstention.
MacNeal, Kymberly G.

When bullets are not enough: Determinants of chemical weapons usage and abstention. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016 - 287 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-07(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2016.

The use of chemical weapons in Syria from 2013-2015 raises grave questions about the ability of the international system to forestall the use of these weapons. Despite international pressure and approbation, chemical weapons were used against civilian populations in Syria in flagrant violation of international norms and treaty commitments. Using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) to systematically analyze cases, this dissertation focuses on identifying the conditions under which state possessors of chemical weapons use and abstain from using their arsenals, both in domestic and international disputes. Conditions drawn from the nuclear proliferation literature are assessed alongside political and geographic conditions for joint sufficiency and necessity. fs/QCA analysis reveals that these variables cannot adequately explain why states choose to use their chemical weapons, necessitating future research. The analysis also uncovered that both possessing security commitments from other states and being more powerful than an opponent are necessary conditions for the non-use of chemical weapons. In addition to the fs/QCA analysis, the construction of artificial supersets was evaluated for efficacy in reducing the limited diversity problem inherent in fs/QCA analysis. This method passed a proof of concept test, and could prove useful for pilot studies and research in which explanatory conditions are not thoroughly documented.

ISBN: 9781369474282Subjects--Topical Terms:

531762
International relations.

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