Project details
Armed conflicts in international relations after the end of the Cold War
| Project Identification: | GA407/09/0153 | ||||
| Project Period: | 1/2009 - 12/2012 | ||||
| Investor: |  Czech Science Foundation | ||||
| Programme / Project Type: | Standard Projects - | ||||
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| Field: | AB - History (A - Social sciences) AG - Law sciences (A - Social sciences) AD - Political sciences (A - Social sciences) | ||||
| Publications/Results: | more | ||||
| Keywords: | international relations, armed conflicts, conflict resolution | ||||
The aim of the proposed project is to investigate the complex phenomenon of armed conflicts after the end of the Cold War. The armed conflicts of the investigated period will be used as empirical material to test hypotheses and theories explaining armed conflicts. Using theories and methods of international relations and, secondarily, related social sciences (political science and international law), armed conflicts will be investigated as a multifaceted phenomenon. The research will primarily focus on the following problems: causes of armed conflicts: what international relations theory says versus the reality of the investigated period; evolution of military crisis management operations and the possibilities of their use in dealing with international armed conflicts; and the evolution of the regulation of armed conflicts through international law and the changing role of international law in armed conflicts.
