Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12478
Title: | Proximity, maps and conflict: New measures, New maps and New findings |
Authors: | Pickering, S |
Keywords: | Borders;Conflict;Distance;GIS;Maps |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | SAGE publications |
Citation: | Conflict Management and Peace Science, 29(4): pp. 425 - 443, (2012) |
Abstract: | This article introduces two new datasets. The first is a new interstate distance dataset. It is recognized that different theories regarding distance and conflict will call for different understandings of “distance” and accordingly, ten different types of distance measurement are presented. Moreover, it is argued that in order for a distance dataset to contain accurate distances, it is necessary for it to be based on maps reflecting state border changes over time. As such, a new map dataset is presented, including annualized maps for all states, stored in KML format. It will be shown that the frequent border changes experienced by states can have large impacts on distance calculations. The significance of the relationship between distance and conflict will be tested for the ten different types of distance measurement, not with the aim of finding a “best measure” but in order to demonstrate that distance remains an important variable and that each different form of distance measure can be significant. |
URI: | http://cmp.sagepub.com/content/29/4/425 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12478 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0738894212449092 |
ISSN: | 0738-8942 1549-9219 |
Appears in Collections: | Brunel Law School Research Papers |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fulltext.pdf | 1.6 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in BURA are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.