Introduction
This is an effort to list publications and working papers that have used one or more of the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project's data sets. Many of these projects have relied on the ICOW territorial claims, river claims, and/or maritime claims data sets. Others have used the ICOW colonial history or multilateral treaties of pacific settlement (MTOPS) data sets. Please let us know if you find any errors in this list, or if you know of any other papers that should be included here.
Note that this page was last fully updated in 2009, so there are undoubtedly many additions and updates since then We have just started updating this page in 2019 and reorganizing it by data set, as we begin planning for the next major ICOW grant proposal.
Research by Project Personnel using ICOW data
These papers have been written by principal investigators (PIs) from recent project grants: Paul Hensel (University of North Texas), Sara Mitchell (University of Iowa), Andy Owsiak (University of Georgia), and Krista Wiegand (University of Tennessee). Research by current or former project research assistants and other scholars unaffiliated with the project are listed further down the page.
Project Overviews and Summaries
Publications
- Paul R. Hensel (2018). "Territory and Contentious Issues." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
- Paul R. Hensel and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (2017). "From Territorial Claims to Identity Claims: The Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project." Conflict Management and Peace Science 34, 2 (March): 126-140.
- Paul R. Hensel and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (2015). "Lessons from the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project." Journal of Peace Research 52, 1 (January): 116-119
- Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and Paul R. Hensel (2010). "Issues and Conflict." In Tor Georg Jakobsen ed., War: An Introduction to Theories and Research on Collective Violence. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, pp. 275-295.
Working Papers
- Elizabeth A. Nyman and Paul R. Hensel, "Implications of Issue Salience for Territorial, Maritime, and River Claims." Paper presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston.
- Paul R. Hensel, "Power Politics and Contentious Issues: Realism, Issue Salience, and Conflict Management." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Honolulu.
- Paul R. Hensel, "Reliability and Validity Issues in the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project." Paper presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Minneapolis.
Multiple-Issue Studies
Publications
- Hensel, Paul R., Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Thomas E. Sowers II, and Clayton L. Thyne, "Bones of Contention: Comparing Territorial, Maritime, and River Issues." Journal of Conflict Resolution 2008, 1 (February): 117-143.
- Sara McLaughlin Mitchell and Paul R. Hensel (2007). "International Institutions and Compliance with Agreements." American Journal of Political Science 51, 4 (October): 721-737.
Working Papers
Territorial Claims
Publications
- Bryan A. Frederick, Paul R. Hensel, and Christopher Macaulay (2017). "The Issue Correlates of War Territorial Claims Data, 1816-2001." Journal of Peace Research 54, 1 (January): 99-108.
- Paul R. Hensel (2012). "Territory: Geography, Contentious Issues, and World Politics." In John A. Vasquez, ed., What Do We Know about War?, 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
- Paul R. Hensel, Michael Allison, and Ahmed Khanani (2009). "Territorial Integrity Treaties and Armed Conflict over Territory." Conflict Management and Peace Science 26, 2 (April): 120-143.
- Paul R. Hensel, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Thomas E. Sowers II, and Clayton L. Thyne (2008). "Bones of Contention: Comparing Territorial, Maritime, and River Issues." Journal of Conflict Resolution 52, 1 (February): 117-143.
- Paul R. Hensel and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (2005). "Issue Indivisibility and Territorial Claims." GeoJournal 64, 4 (December): 275-285.
- Paul R. Hensel (2001). "Evolution in Domestic Politics and the Development of Rivalry: The Bolivia-Paraguay Case." In William R. Thompson, ed., Evolutionary World Politics. New York: Routledge, pp. 176-217.
- Paul R. Hensel (2001). "Contentious Issues and World Politics: The Management of Territorial Claims in the Americas, 1816-1992." International Studies Quarterly 45, 1 (March): 81-109.
- Paul R. Hensel (2000). "Territory: Theory and Evidence on Geography and Conflict." In John A. Vasquez, ed., What Do We Know about War?. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 57-84.
Working Papers
- Paul R. Hensel and Christopher Macaulay, "Shared Ethnic Groups and Interstate Territorial Conflict." An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, February 2015. Being updated for resubmission.
- Paul R. Hensel and Bryan Frederick, "The Territorial Integrity Norm and Interstate Territorial Claims." Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Baltimore.
- Paul R. Hensel and Christopher Macaulay, "Shared Ethnic Groups and Interstate Territorial Conflict." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, February 2015.
- Christopher Macaulay and Paul R. Hensel, "Natural Resources and Territorial Conflict." Paper presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto.
- Paul R. Hensel and Roman Krastev, "Local Residents and the Settlement of Territorial Claims." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studies Section of the International Studies Association, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2016.
- Michael E. Allison and Paul R. Hensel, "Who Cares?: Domestic Politics and the Management of Territorial Claims." Presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association.
- Paul R. Hensel, Christina Fattore, and Michael E. Allison, "The Impact of Resolving Territorial Claims on Bilateral Trade" Paper presented at the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco.
- Paul R. Hensel, Michael Allison, and Ahmed Khanani, "Colonial Legacies and Territorial Claims." Paper presented to the Northeast Asian History Foundation, Seoul, South Korea.
- Paul R. Hensel, "Territorial Claims and Armed Conflict between Neighbors." Paper presented as a keynote speaker at Lineae Terrarum International Borders Conference, El Paso, TX, March 2006.
- Paul R. Hensel, Michael Allison, and Ahmed Khanani, "Territorial Integrity Treaties, Uti Possidetis, and Armed Conflict over Territory." [Note that the portions of this paper dealing with territorial integrity treaties rather than Uti Possidetis or colonial legacies were published in CMPS in 2009; these remaining portions are being redone as a separate paper.]
- Paul R. Hensel, "Starting on the Wrong Foot: Political Independence and Territorial Claims." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., and the 2006 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego.
- Paul R. Hensel, "Projecting the Danger of Territorial Claims: Lessons from Two Centuries of Conflict." Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Peace Science Society (International) and the International Studies Association, Budapest, 29 June 2013.
- Shawn E. Rowan and Paul R. Hensel, "Declining Benefits of Conquest? Economic Development and Territorial Claims in the Americas and Europe." Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society (International), Houston, TX.
- Paul R. Hensel, "Militarized Management of Territorial Claims in the Americas, 1816-2001." Paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the CEEISA and International Studies Association, Budapest, Hungary. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Portland.
- Paul R. Hensel and John Tures (1997), "International Law and the Settlement of Territorial Claims in Latin America." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
River Claims
Publications
- Marit Brochmann and Paul R. Hensel (2011). "The Effectiveness of Negotiations over International River Claims." International Studies Quarterly 55, 3 (September): 859-882.
- Marit Brochmann and Paul R. Hensel (2009). "Peaceful Management of International River Claims." International Negotiation 14, 2: 391-416.
- Paul R. Hensel, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Thomas E. Sowers II (2006). "Conflict Management of Riparian Disputes: A Regional Comparison of Dispute Resolution." Political Geography 25, 4 (May): 383-411.
Working Papers
- Paul R. Hensel and Marit Brochmann, "Armed Conflict over International Rivers: The Onset and Militarization of River Claims." Paper presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, and the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston.
- Paul R. Hensel, Marit Brochmann, and Jaroslav Tir, "International River Treaty Effectiveness." Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego. An earlier version ("The Creation and Impact of Treaties over International Rivers.") was presented at the 2008 World International Studies Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Maritime Claims
Publications
- Stephen C. Nemeth, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Elizabeth A. Nyman, and Paul R. Hensel (2014). "Ruling the Sea: Institutionalization and Privatization of the Global Ocean Commons." International Interactions 40, 5: 711-736.
Working Papers
Identity Claims
Publications
Working Papers
- Krista E. Wiegand, Paul R. Hensel, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Andrew P. Owsiak, "Issue Linkage of Territorial and Identity Claims." Paper presented at the International Studies Association's 2017 International Conference, Hong Kong, June 2017.
- Paul R. Hensel and Christopher Macaulay, "Interstate Identity Claims under the Territorial Integrity Norm." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2016.
Other ICOW Data Sets
Publications
Working Papers
Unsorted
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin, Kelly M. Kadera, and Mark J.C. Crescenzi. (2008). "Practicing Democratic Community Norms: Third Party Conflict Management and Successful Settlements", in Jacob Bercovitch and Scott Sigmund Gartner (eds.), International Conflict Mediation: New Approaches and Findings. Routledge.
- Hansen, Holley, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Stephen C. Nemeth. (2008). "IO Mediation of Interstate Conflicts: Moving Beyond the Global vs. Regional Dichotomy." Journal of Conflict Resolution 52(2): 295-325.
- Kadera, Kelly M. and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell. (2005). "Heeding Ray's Advice: An Exegesis on Control Variables in Systemic Democratic Peace Research." Conflict Management and Peace Science 22(4): 311-326.
- Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (2002), "A Kantian System? Democracy and Third Party Conflict Resolution." American Journal of Political Science.
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin and Megan Shannon. (2009). "General vs. Issue Specific Institutions: How Institutions Influence Militarized and Peaceful Conflict Management Strategies." Working paper.
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin and Cameron G. Thies. (2009). "Issue-Specific Rivalries." Working paper.
- Lee, Hoon and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (2009). "Foreign Direct Investment and Territorial Disputes." Working paper.
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin and Clayton L. Thyne. (2009). "Contentious Issues as Opportunities for Diversionary Behavior." Working paper (under review at CMPS)
- Ellis, Glynn T., Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Brandon C. Prins. (2009). "How Democracies Keep the Peace: Contextual Factors That Influence Conflict Management Strategies." Working paper.
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin and Emilia Justyna Powell. (2009). "Bargaining in the Shadow of International Courts: The Intersection of Domestic and International Law." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, NY. This is also part of a book manuscript currently under review at Oxford University Press.
- Ring, Jonathan, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Mary K. Spellman. (2009). "What Did They Leave Behind? Legal Systems, Colonial Legacies, and Human Rights Practices." Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL (under review at ISQ).
- Crescenzi, Mark J.C., Kelly M. Kadera, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, and Clayton L. Thyne. (2009). "A Supply Side Theory of Mediation." Working paper (under review at ISQ).
- Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin. (2006). "Cooperation in World Politics: The Constraining and Constitutive Effects of International Organizations." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA.
Research by Other Scholars using ICOW data
Overviews and Multiple-Issue Studies
Doctoral Dissertations
Publications
Working Papers
Territorial Claims
Doctoral Dissertations
- Chris Macaulay, University of North Texas (2017): Territorial Issue Salience: Escalation, Resources, and Ethnicity
Publications
Working Papers
River Claims
Doctoral Dissertations
- Marit Brochmann, University of Oslo (2012): Bridge over Troubled Water - Interaction in International River Basins
Publications
Working Papers
Maritime Claims
Publications
Working Papers
Doctoral Dissertations
- Elizabeth Nyman, Florida State University (2010): The Development and Settlement of International Maritime Claims
Identity Claims
Doctoral Dissertations
- Roman Krastev, University of North Texas (in progress): Political Leaders and Identity Claims
Publications
Working Papers
Other ICOW Data Sets
Doctoral Dissertations
- John Tures, Florida State University (2000): An Analysis of Regime Claims in the Americas, 1816-1992
Publications
Working Papers
- John Tures (1999), "From Coup to Conflict: The Onset and Escalation of Regime Claims in the Western Hemisphere, 1816-1992." Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta.
- John Tures (1998), "Expanding the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project: Regime-Based Claims, Disputes, and Means of Settlement, 1816-1996." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Minneapolis.
Unsorted
- Ginsburg, Tom, Zachary Elkins, and James Melton. (2009). The Endurance of National Constitutions. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
- Bearce, David H., Katharine M. Floros, and Heather Elko McKibben. (2009). "The Shadow of the Future and International Bargaining: The Occurrence of Bargaining in a Three-Phase Cooperation Framework." Journal of Politics 71(2): 719-732.
- Shannon, Megan. (2009). "Preventing War and Providing the Peace? International Organizations and the Management of Territorial Disputes." Conflict Management and Peace Science 26(2): 144-163.
- Gartzke, Erik and Dong-Joon Jo. (2009). "Bargaining, Nuclear Proliferation, and Interstate Disputes." Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(2): 209-233.
- Ginsburg, Tom, Zachary Elkins, and James Melton. (2008). "Baghdad, Tokyo, Kabul: Constitution-making in Occupied States." 49 William And Mary Law Review 1139.
- Abouharb, M. Rodwan and David L. Cingranelli. (2008). "IMF Programs and Human Rights, 1981-2003." The Review of International Organizations 4(1): 47-72.
- Perkins, Richard and Eric Neumayer. (2008). " Extra-territorial interventions in conflict spaces: Explaining the geographies of post-Cold War peacekeeping." Political Geography 27(8): 895-914.
- Dorussen Han and Hugh Ward. (2008). "Intergovernmental Organizations and the Kantian Peace." Journal of Conflict Resolution 52(2): 189-212.
- Greig, J. Michael and Patrick M. Regan. (2008). "When Do They Say Yes? An Analysis of the Willingness to Offer and Accept Mediation in Civil Wars." International Studies Quarterly 52(4): 759-781.
- Prins, Brandon C. and Ursula E. Daxecker. (2007). "Committed to Peace: Liberal Institutions and the Termination of Rivalry." British Journal of Political Science 38(1): 17-43.
- Rothman, Steven B. (2007). "Understanding Data Quality through Reliability: A Comparison of Data Reliability Assessment in Three International Relations Datasets." International Studies Review 9(3): 437-456.
- Go, Julian. (2007). "Waves of Empire: US Hegemony and Imperialistic Activity from the Shores of Tripoli to Iraq, 1787-2003." International Sociology 22(1): 5-40.
- Findley, Michael G. and Tze Kwang Teo. (2006). "Rethinking Third Party Interventions into Civil Wars: An Actor-Centric Approach." Journal of Politics 68(4): 828-837.
- James, Patrick, Johann Park, and Seung-Whan Choi. (2006). "Democracy and Conflict Management: Territorial Claims in the Western Hemisphere Revisited." International Studies Quarterly 50(4): 803-818.
- Pickering Jeffrey and Mark Peceny. (2006). "Forging Democracy at Gunpoint." International Studies Quarterly 50(3): 539-559.
- Lemke, Douglas and Patrick M. Regan. (2004). "Interventions as Influence," in Paul F. Diehl (ed.), The Scourge of War: New Extensions on Old Problems. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
- Colaresi, Michael. (2004). "When Doves Cry: International Rivalry, Unreciprocated Cooperation, and Leadership Turnover." American Journal of Political Science 48(3): 555-570.
- Li, Quan. (2003). "The Effect of Security Alliances on Exchange-Rate Regime Choices." International Interactions 29(2): 159-193.
- Colaresi, Michael and William R. Thompson. (2003). "The Economic Development-Democratization Relationship: Does the Outside World Matter?" Comparative Political Studies 36(4): 381-403.
- Lemke, Douglas. (2002). Regions of War and Peace. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
- Shannon, Megan. (2009). "International Organizations and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes." Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Lesinski, Nawojka. (2009). "Alliances and Colonial History: An Extension of Dependency Theory". Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Powell, Emilia Justyna. (2009). "What is the Future of my Contract? Legal Systems and International Trade". Working paper.
- Beardsley, Kyle. and Lo, Nigel. (2008). "Domestic Politics and Third Party Conflict Management." Paper presented at the APSA Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
- Biddle, Stephen, Jeffrey Friedman, and Stephen Long. (2008). "Civil War Intervention and the Problem of Iraq." Working paper.
- Avdan, Nazli and Josh Rubenstein. (2008). "The Role of Territorial Salience Across Time and Space: Differentiating between Challenger and Target in Territorial Disputes." Working paper.
- Pence, Kris. (2008). "Outside Intervention in Civil Wars: Reconsidering the Timing of External Intervention." Working paper, Indiana University.
- Chyzh, Olga. (2008). "Trusting a Dictator: Compliance with International Treaties." Working paper, University of Iowa.
- Lefler, Vanessa. (2008). "Let's Talk: Forum Selection in Dispute Resolution". Working paper, University of Iowa.
- Martini, Nicholas F. (2008). "Domestic Constraints and Credible Commitments." Working paper, University of Iowa.
- Lektzian, David, Brandon C. Prins, and Mark Souva. (2008). "Rivalry, Territoriality, and Militarized Inter-State Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1901-2000." Working paper.
- Meierding, Emily. (2008). "Who Cares About Resources? Claimant States, Third Parties, and the Dynamics of International Territorial Disputes." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Allee, Todd and Cliff Peinhardt. (2007). "Delegating Differences: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Patterns of Dispute Resolution Design." Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Gent, Stephen. and Shannon, Megan. (2007). "It's Not Who But How: Third Parties and the Peaceful Settlement of Territorial Claims." Paper presented at the APSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Gent, Stephen. and Shannon, Megan. (2007). "Bias and the Effectiveness of Third Party Intervention Strategies in Territorial Claims." Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Shannon, Megan. (2007). "Solving the Problem at Hand: Bias, Commitment Problems, and Third Party Diplomatic Intervention." Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Hultquist, Philip and Christopher K. Butler. (2007). "Copping Turf: The Psychology of Territorial Claims." Working paper, University of New Mexico.
- Nemeth, Stephen C. (2007). "Resources, Domestic Politics, and Conflict: Understanding the Relationship. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Allerup, Pelle and Ola Olsson. (2007). "The Roots of Ethnic Diversity." Working paper.
- Keck, Michelle. (2006). "The Impact of Democratization on Issue Onset and Issue Violence." Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
- Abouharb, Rodwan and Erick Duchesne. (2006). "World Bank Structural Adjustment Loans and their Impact on Economic Growth, 1981-2000: A Research Note." Paper presented at the APSA Annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
- Gartzke, Erik and Dominic Rohner. (2006). "To Conquer or Compel? Economic Development and Interstate Conflict." Working paper, University of Cambridge.
- Bayer, Resat. (2006). "When the Gloves Come off: Militarized Violence in North-South Relations." Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting, San Diego, CA.
- Douglas Lemke (2006). "Lasting Legacies of States Formation: The Influence of Birth Type on Conflict, Development, and State Failure." Paper presented at the APSA Annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
- Ghosn, Faten. (2005). "Negotiating International Conflict: When and Why States Reach Agreements." Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting, Honolulu, HI.
- Glynn Ellis, Florida State University (2007)
- Megan Shannon, University of Iowa (2005)
- Rachel Tamara Bzostek, Louisiana State University (2005)
Other Notes
- The ICOW data is available on the Dataverse Network Project and described in Altman, Micah. (2009). "Transformative Effects of NDIIPP, the Case of the Henry A. Murray Archive." Library Trends 57(3): 338-351.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the University of Ulster's INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute) website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Correlates of War (COW) project website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Conflict Resolution Information Source website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the University of Tennessee Political Science Graduate Student Organization website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Troy University library services website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Peter D. Watson Center for Conflict and Cooperation website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Berghof Research Center website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Emory University Electronic Data Center library website, http://einstein.library.emory.edu/intlinks.html.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on Renato Corbetta's website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Uppsala University website: useful links and conflict dataset catalog.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Forum Crisis Prevention website.
- The ICOW project is mentioned on the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung (Social Science Research Center Berlin) website.
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