The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the Twentieth Century

by Paul K. Huth, Todd L. Allee

Overview

It is commonly said that democracies very seldom fight each other. This book asks whether the assumption of a "democratic peace" is valid and seeks to explain why. Explanations explored include the accountability of democratic leaders to domestic institutions; the norms of democratic competition which influence international affairs; and the common interests which democracies have pursued.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521801157
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/20/2003
Series:	Cambridge Studies in International Relations , #82
Pages:	514
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.42(d)

About the Author

Paul K. Huth is Professor at the Department of Political Science and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Michigan.

Todd L. Allee is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science of the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

1. Another study of democracy and international conflict?; 2. Pathways to conflict escalation and resolution in international disputes; 3. The international strategic context; 4. Domestic institutions and the political accountability model; 5. Domestic institutions and the political norms model; 6. Domestic institutions and the political affinity model; 7. Empirical results for decisions to challenge the status quo; 8. Empirical results for decisions to offer concessions in negotiations; 9. Empirical results for decisions to escalate with military force; 10. What have we learned about the democratic peace?

Editorial Reviews

"The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the Twentieth Century is in the vanguard of efforts to build better theories of international peace by breaking down existing accounts and parsing out their implications. The study's findings are bound to shape thinking about the democratic peace and, thus, to contribute to the next generation of theoretical research linking liberal politics to peace." Erik Gartzke, Columbia University, Political Science Quarterly

"...provides substantial evidence in the form of innovative analyses of new data regarding numerous controversies in research on international conflict, and points in the direction of several promising avenues for future research." The International History Review

"...a very impressive accomplishment: an analytical and empirical milestone in the analysis of international conflict. The authors give us the basis for identifying who is likely to do what in the stage-by-stage unfolding of events from peace to war, and the conditions under which leaders may reverse direction and return to peace." Professor Bruce Russett, Yale University

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