The Costs of Reneging: Reputation and Alliance Formation

Autor/in	Gibler, Douglas M.
Titel	The Costs of Reneging: Reputation and Alliance Formation
Quelle	In: Journal of Conflict Resolution, 52 (2008) 3, S.426-454 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0027
DOI	10.1177/0022002707310003
Schlagwörter	Reputation; International Relations; Values; Behavior Problems; Decision Making; Conflict Resolution; Trust (Psychology); World History; War; Leaders; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Social Studies; Adults; Adult Education; Canada; Germany; Mexico; United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States; USSR; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Beziehungen; Wertbegriff; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Weltgeschichte; Krieg; Fachleiter; Globales Denken; Ausland; Gemeinschaftskunde; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kanada; Deutschland; Mexiko; USA
Abstract	Reputations are supposed to matter. Decision makers consistently refer to reputations for resolve, and international relations theories confirm the value of being able to credibly signal intentions during times of crisis. However, empirical support for the effects of reputation has been lacking. Problems of strategic selection have hampered previous quantitative tests, and the qualitative literature provides scant support for the concept in individual crises. In this article, the author shifts the focus from crisis behavior to alliance commitments and examines the effects that opportunities to uphold previous commitments have on future alliance commitments and conflicts. The results demonstrate that alliance reputations do affect both alliance formation and dispute behavior. (Contains 20 notes and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10