Economic Internationalization and the Security Politics of the European Great Powers Prior to World War I

本项目研究了第一次世界大战前几年国际经济一体化的深化如何系统地影响了欧洲大国的安全政治，并导致了1914年欧洲秩序的崩溃。 这场战争是在国际经济迅速和持续扩张之后发生的。 作为国际安全文献中的核心案例之一，重要的是要了解不断变化的世界经济是否促成了这一时期国际体系的崩溃。 该项目使用经济数据，档案记录和其他研究人员的案例研究相结合，以测试政治经济模型的关键假设。 除了提高我们对第一次世界大战的原因的理解，这项研究还提供了对国际经济变化和全球经济一体化的更广泛影响的见解。

This project investigates how the deepening international economic integration in the years prior to World War I systematically influenced the security politics of the European Great Powers and led to the breakdown of European order in 1914. This war followed on the heels of a rapid and sustained expansion of the international economy. As one of the central cases in the international security literature, it is important to understand whether the changing world economy contributed to the collapse of the international system in this period. This project uses a combination of economic data, archival records and case studies by other researchers to test key hypotheses from models of political economy. Aside from improving our understanding of the causes of World War I, this research provides insights into broader implications of international economic change and global economic integration.