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Cooperation and Protracted Conflict in International Affairs

Cycles of Reciprocity

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Anat Niv-Solomon

    1. College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island, USA

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  • Offers an interesting caveat to the theory of reciprocity in International Relations, by focusing on what happens when reciprocity generates negative rather than positive outcomes
  • Provides a detailed analysis of the specific conditions under which reciprocity fails to produce cooperation
  • Utilizes creative systematic qualitative methodologies to analyse two relevant case studies: China and Vietnam, and Mexico and Guatemala

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. When Reciprocity Sometimes Fails

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    Pages 1-22

  3. Inside the Critical Juncture

    • Anat Niv-Solomon
    Pages 23-53

  4. Equal Friends or Equal Enemies: Power Asymmetry and the Impact on Reciprocal Cycles

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    Pages 55-77

  5. The Power of Context: Prospect Theory, Domains of Operation, and Reciprocity

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    Pages 79-100

  6. Reciprocal Cycles in International Politics: Summary and Conclusions

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    Pages 101-111

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 113-118
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About this book

This book addresses two main questions: under what conditions does reciprocity fail to produce cooperation?; and when do reciprocal dynamics lead to negative, instead of positive, cycles? Answering these questions is important for both scholars and practitioners of international negotiations and politics. The main argument of this project is that positive tit-for-tat (TFT) and negative reciprocal cycles are two possible outcomes originating from the same basic process of reciprocity. It is important to acknowledge both possibilities and understand when a situation is going to develop into one or the other outcome. The study then calls for a broader discussion of reciprocity in international relations (IR). Specifically, IR should include the negative and more problematic side of reciprocity. To exemplify this, the book provides a detailed analysis of two case studies: border and maritime disputes between China and Vietnam; and Mexico and Guatemala.

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island, USA

    Anat Niv-Solomon

About the author

Anat Niv-Solomon is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs at the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, USA. Her research focuses on foreign policy decision making for security and human rights, and negotiation and mediation in international conflict resolution.

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