Replication data for: The Nature of Borders and International Conflict: Revisiting Hypotheses on Territory (doi:10.7910/DVN/J4IWDO)

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Citation

Title:

Replication data for: The Nature of Borders and International Conflict: Revisiting Hypotheses on Territory

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/J4IWDO

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Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2007-11-28

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Bibliographic Citation:

Harvey Starr; G. Dale Thomas, 2007, "Replication data for: The Nature of Borders and International Conflict: Revisiting Hypotheses on Territory", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/J4IWDO, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:WlJPn2TFHJCJdTcf08D7rA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication data for: The Nature of Borders and International Conflict: Revisiting Hypotheses on Territory

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/J4IWDO

Authoring Entity:

Harvey Starr (Arkansas State University)

G. Dale Thomas (University of South Carolina)

Producer:

International Studies Quarterly

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

International Studies Quarterly

Date of Deposit:

2005

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/J4IWDO

Study Scope

Topic Classification:

ISQ 2005, Volume 49, Issue 1

Abstract:

This study examines the utility of moving beyond a simple "on–off" dichotomous view of contiguous land borders. For each of the 301 contiguous land borders between states in the international system, measures of ease of interaction, salience, and overall border "vitalness" have been developed using Geographical Information Systems technology. These variables are used to test two major extant lines of thought in international relations literature, as well as our proposed alternative, regarding the expected effect of the "nature" of borders on interstate behavior. We conclude not only that the "nature" of contiguous borders matters but also that the relationship between each of the three border measures and the likelihood of conflict is curvilinear concave—with both high ease of interaction and high salience related to lower levels of conflict, and the middle range of both variables related to higher levels of conflict.

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Subject: STANDARD DEPOSIT TERMS 1.0 Type: DATAPASS:TERMS:STANDARD:1.0 Notes: This study was deposited under the of the Data-PASS standard deposit terms. A copy of the usage agreement is included in the file section of this study.;

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Citation

Title:

Starr, Harvey; Thomas, G. Dale, 2005, "The Nature of Borders and International Conflict: Revisiting Hypotheses on Territory" International Studies Quarterly 49 (1), 123–140: doi:10.1111/j.0020-8833.2005.00337.x <a href= "http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0020-8833.2005.00337.x?journalCode=isqu" target= "_new">(article available here)</a>.

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File Description--f109673

File: Starr.tab

Number of cases: 301
No. of variables per record: 49
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

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Data file for this study

Variable Description

List of Variables:

CNTRYA
CNTRYB
VIT3CAT2
INT3CAT2
SAL3CAT2
MIDBORD1 - Border with MID 26+ fatalities
MIDBORD2 - Brdr with MID Action >1
MIDCTRY1 - Border of Country with MID 26+ fatalities
MIDCTRY2 - Brdr of Country with MID Action>1
INITIATE - Original Border of Dispute
BORDDISP - Pre 1980 Border Disputes
LENGTH
AREA
INT1 - Percentage Interaction 1
INT2 - Percentage Interaction 2
INT3 - Percentage Interaction 3
INT4 - Percentage Interaction 4
SAL1 - Percentage Salience 1
SAL2 - Percentage Salience 2
SAL3 - Percentage Salience 3
SAL4 - Percentage Salience 4
VITAL1 - Percentage Vital 1
VITAL2 - Percent Vital 2
VITAL3 - Percent Vital 3
VITAL4 - Percent Vital 4
MISSING - Percent of Missing Data
INTWA - Interaction Weighted Average
SALWA - Salience Weighted Average
VITALWA - Vital Weighted Average
HUTHTD - Huth Territorial Dispute Border
TDPARTY - Party to a Huth Territorial Dispute
ERPARTY - Party to an Enduring Rivalry
INT1KM
INT2KM
INT3KM
INT4KM
SAL1KMSQ
SAL2KMSQ
SAL3KMSQ
SAL4KMSQ
FILTER_$ - midcntry = 1 & vit3cat = 3 & midbordr = 0 (FILTER)
INT2CAT - Weighted Interaction 2 Groups
SAL2CAT
VIT2CAT
GDER - Goertz and Diehl Enduring Rivalry Border
INTTOP10
SALTOP10
VITTOP10
LEN2CAT

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CNTRYB

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INT3CAT2

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SAL3CAT2

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Variable Format: numeric

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Border with MID 26+ fatalities

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Brdr with MID Action >1

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Border of Country with MID 26+ fatalities

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Brdr of Country with MID Action>1

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Original Border of Dispute

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Pre 1980 Border Disputes

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LENGTH

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AREA

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Percentage Interaction 1

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Percentage Interaction 2

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Percentage Interaction 3

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Percentage Interaction 4

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Percentage Salience 1

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Percentage Salience 2

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Percentage Salience 3

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Percentage Salience 4

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Percentage Vital 1

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Percent Vital 2

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Percent Vital 3

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Percent Vital 4

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Percent of Missing Data

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Interaction Weighted Average

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Salience Weighted Average

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Vital Weighted Average

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Huth Territorial Dispute Border

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Party to a Huth Territorial Dispute

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Party to an Enduring Rivalry

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INT4KM

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SAL4KMSQ

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midcntry = 1 & vit3cat = 3 & midbordr = 0 (FILTER)

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0.	Not Selected	264

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Weighted Interaction 2 Groups

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VIT2CAT

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INTTOP10

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SALTOP10

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VITTOP10

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LEN2CAT

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Variable Format: numeric

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Other Study-Related Materials

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Starr.zip

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Data file as originally formatted

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