Case Study #1: Bargaining Model
The purpose of this case study is to take the Bargaining Model of War and test it against a real-world case of your choosing. Generally speaking, you will examine whether the real historical events leading up to that war match what the Bargaining Model leads us to expect. You will also evaluate, given your research into it, whether the Bargaining Model does a good job of explaining your case or if there is “something missing.”
General Directions:
1. You are free to choose any inter-state war or civil war.
2. You will need to use peer-reviewed articles/books from academic fields (and reputable publishers) that you can find on either Google Scholar or through the university library’s Engine Orange search. You should avoid generic websites—such as history.com or brittanica.com—they have no content curation and are generally just bad.
3. Every source you use should be cited in text (author last name, publication year) at the end of the sentence you use the information and included in a works cited/references page attached to the end of the case study.
4. Length generally should be 2-3 pages minimum, double spaced. There is no maximum length but please don’t go overboard. I care more about coverage and completeness rather than meeting a length.
Guiding Questions:
1. In the first paragraph or two, introduce me to the case you chose. For the case itself try to answer these questions:
2. What was the basic course of events leading to war?
3. What were the two (or more) parties bargaining over?
a. If you cannot identify one, what was the immediate “cause” of the war.
4. What bargaining failures took place that prevented the involved parties from finding a peaceful settlement? Be specific and describe how these failures led to war.
5. What were the results of the war?
a. Did it look like the war followed the “path” that the bargaining model lays out for how war is conducted? If not, explain what the difference was.
6. Summarize at the end your points from 1-5. Given what you discussed, do you think your “proves” the bargaining model or should we rethink or adjust the model to better explain reality?
a. If you propose any adjustments, what are they and why are they important for us to have a better understanding about how war starts and is conducted?
b. Are there other ideas/variables we should add into the model to make it work better, or is the model too limited? This is where it’s ok to get into your personal (but informed) opinion.
Please use provided link below for references & material for paper:
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6fXHOY8ETxUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA6&dq=american+civil+war+causes&ots=SrpF1b6bBZ&sig=6KKqAbBrnabDzG_VcMvm0MunF2M#v=onepage&q=american%20civil%20war%20causes&f=false
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