Puzzles of the Democratic Peace : Theory, Geopolitics and the Transformation of World Politics / by K. Rasler, W. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasler, Karen A., 1952-

Contributor:

Thompson, William R.

Series:

Evolutionary Processes in World Politics, 2945-7661

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Peace.

International Relations.

Peace and Conflict Studies.

Local Subjects:

International Relations.

Peace and Conflict Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ever since the revival of Kant's Perpetual Peace thesis, the linkages between democracy and peace has been a central topic in international relations research, with sustained debate over whether it exists and if it does, why it does. In this stimulating volume, two leading IR scholars place the democratic peace debate within a broader context, including the extent of threats in international relations, degree of satisfaction with the status quo, the diffusion of democracy, and the rise of the trading state. Step by step, Thompson and Rasler examine the democratic peace through a series of puzzles concerning arguments at the dyadic, systemic, and individual state levels. Synthesizing a broad range of knowledge and linking islands of theory, Puzzles of the Democratic Peace provides a distinctive look at the state of the field and paths forward.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction

1. Developing perspective on democratic peace phenomena

Pt. 2. Contexts in which democracies emerge : chickens or eggs?

2. External threat, domestic power concentration, and disputatious foreign policies

3. Questions of regional primacy

Pt. 3. The relative strength of regime types in coercive contexts

4. Path-dependencies and foreign policy

5. Do rivalries trump regime type?

6. Do the gods of war really favor democracies?

Pt. 4. The systemic context in which democracies compete

7. Do democratic-autocratic rivalries muddy the monadic waters?

8. Long-term structural change and regime type

9. Democratic alliance joining or changing system leader containment strategies?

Pt. 5. Conclusion

10. History and selective transformations of world politics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611369057

9781281369055

1281369055

9781403982308

1403982309

OCLC:

560468745