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Do reputations affect world politics? Crescenzi develops a theory of reputation dynamics to identify when reputations form and how they affect world politics. He identifies patterns of reputation's influence in cooperation and conflict. Reputations for conflict exacerbate crises while reputations for cooperation and reliability make future cooperation more likely.
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Mark Crescenzi, Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor of Political Science, earned his B.A. from the University of California at Irvine (1993) and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000). He teaches courses in international relations, including international conflict, conflict resolution, and national security. His current research focuses on the role of reputation in world politics; the strategic dynamics of adaptation between governments and opposition groups; sources of credibility in international mediation; and the link between international economic interdependence and conflict.
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Do reputations affect world politics? Crescenzi develops a theory of reputation dynamics to identify when reputations form and how they affect world politics. He identifies patterns of reputation's influence in cooperation and conflict. Reputations for conflict exacerbate crises while reputations for cooperation and reliability make future cooperation more likely.
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With theoretical clarity and analytical sophistication, Crescenzis book nicely furthers our understanding of reputation in international politics. Although no book is ever the final word on its topic, Of Friends and Foes has blazed a new trail for future scholarship on the subject
