Faber, Jan; Houweling, Henk W.; Siccama, Jan G. - In: Journal of Peace Research 21 (1984) 3, pp. 277-288
In quantitative research into the causes of war there is a tradition in asking the question whether there is any systematic pattern in time. Do wars come in cycles? Is there an upward trend in the frequency of warfare or are wars disappearing gradually? In addition, some investigations have been...