Keywords:
territorial dispute, borders, rivalry, diversion, secession, partition, democratization, democratic peace, territorial change, territorial transfer, territorial settlement, contiguity, geography, territorial peace, democratic clustering
Related Publications:
Tir, Jaroslav, Shane P. Singh, and Xiaojun Li. 2025. "Support for the Use of Military Force to Prevent Secession: The Case of Scottish Independence." Forthcoming in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.
Karreth, Johannes, Jaroslav Tir, and Douglas M. Gibler. 2022. "Latent Territorial Threat and Democratic Regime Reversals." Journal of Peace Research. 59(2): 197-212.
Miller, Steven V., Jaroslav Tir, and John A. Vasquez. 2020. “Geography, Territory, and Conflict.” In the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. Editor in Chief: Renée Marlin-Bennett. Oxford University Press.
Tir, Jaroslav and Maureen Bailey. 2018. “Painting Too ‘Rosie’ a Picture: The Impact of External Threat on Women's Economic Welfare.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 35(3): 248–262.
Tir, Jaroslav and Shane P. Singh. 2015. “Get off My Lawn: Territorial Civil Wars and Subsequent Social Intolerance in the Public.” Journal of Peace Research 52(4): 478-491.
Gibler, Douglas M. and Jaroslav Tir. 2014. “Territorial Peace and Democratic Clustering.” Journal of Politics 76(1): 27-40.
Tir, Jaroslav and John A. Vasquez. 2012. “Territory and Geography.” In Guide to the Scientific Study of International Processes, S.M. Mitchell, P.F. Diehl, and J.D. Morrow, eds. Wiley-Blackwell, 115-134.
Earlier versions published as:
Tir Jaroslav and John A. Vasquez. 2010. “Geography and Territory” In The International Studies Encyclopedia (ISE), Robert A. Denemark, ed. Blackwell Publishers. Online access (may require log in).
Vasquez, John A. and Jaroslav Tir. 2010. “Geography and Territory” In The International Studies Encyclopedia (ISE), Robert A. Denemark, ed. Blackwell Publishers: vol. 5, 2948-2968.
Gibler, Douglas M. and Jaroslav Tir. 2010. “Settled Borders and Regime Type: Democratic Transitions as Consequences of Peaceful Territorial Transfers.” American Journal of Political Science. 54(4): 951–968.
The above article was featured in the AJPS editor’s virtual special issue (“What Has NSF Wrought?”, May 2012) demonstrating the value of the discipline in the face of looming cuts to the National Science Foundation’s political science program.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2010. “Territorial Diversion: Diversionary Theory of War and Territorial Conflict.” Journal of Politics 72(2): 413-425. Web Appendix Tables.
Fuhrmann, Matthew and Jaroslav Tir. 2009. “Territorial Dimensions of Enduring Internal Rivalries.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 26(4): 307-329.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. Redrawing the Map to Promote Peace: Territorial Dispute Management via Territorial Changes. Innovations in the Study of World Politics Series. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. “Domestic-Level Territorial Disputes: Conflict Management via Secessions.” Conflict Management and Peace Science. 23(4): 309-328.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2005. “Keeping the Peace After Secessions: Territorial Conflict Between Rump and Secessionist States.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 49(5): 713-741.
Reprinted as: Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. “Keeping the Peace After Secessions: Territorial Conflicts Between Rump and Secessionist States.” In Conflict Resolution, Vol. 5, D. Druckman and P.F. Diehl, eds. London: SAGE Publications, pp. 365-395.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2005. “Dividing Countries to Promote Peace: Prospects for Long-Term Success of Partitions.” Journal of Peace Research 42(5): 545-562. Replication dataset.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2003. “Averting Armed International Conflicts Through State-to-State Territorial Transfers.” Journal of Politics 65(4): 1235-1257.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2003. “Never-Ending Conflicts? Territorial Changes as Potential Solutions for Territorial Disputes.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 20(2): 59-84.
Tir, Jaroslav. 2002. “Letting Secessionists Have Their Way: Can Partitions Help End and Prevent Ethnic Conflicts?” International Interactions 28(3): 261-292.
Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 2002. “Geographic Dimensions of Enduring Rivalries.” Political Geography 21(2): 263-286.
Stinnett, Douglas, Jaroslav Tir, Philip Shafer, Paul Diehl, and Charles Gochman. 2002. “The Correlates of War Project Direct Contiguity Data.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 19(2): 59-68.
Tir, Jaroslav, Philip Schafer, Paul F. Diehl, and Gary Goertz. 1998. “Territorial Changes,1816-1996: Procedures and Data.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 16(1): 89-97.
Tir, Jaroslav. 1998. “Recognition of Secessions in the Post-Cold War Period.” ACDIS Research Reports. Champaign: University of Illinois, pp. 139-156.
Other Related Publications:
David Leask has published a Herald Scotland news article based on Dr. Tir’s presentation at the Scottish Independence and Security Conference, held in November 2013 at the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 2006. “Dividing Iraq Might Multiply Problems.” Chicago Sun-Times. Editorial, 24 November.
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