Grasping the Democratic Peace Principles for a Post-Cold War World

Name: Grasping the Democratic Peace Principles for a Post-Cold War World
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ISBN: 9780691001647

ISBN-10: 0691001642

ISBN-13: 9780691001647

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Bruce Russet, Bruce Russett

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By illuminating the conflict-resolving mechanisms inherent in the relationships between democracies, Bruce Russett explains one of the most promising developments of the modern international system: the striking fact that the democracies that it comprises have almost never fought each other.

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List price: $51.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/19/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.90" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.638



Preface (1995)


Acknowledgments





The Fact of Democratic Peace


The Emergence of Democratic Peace before World War I


The Spread of Democratic Peace


Democracy, War, and Other Ambiguous Terms


Some Alleged Wars between Democracies





Why Democratic Peace?


Alternative Explanations


Democratic Norms and Culture?


Structural and Institutional Constraints?


Distinguishing the Explanations





The Imperfect Democratic Peace of Ancient Greece


Democracy, Autonomy, and War in Ancient Greece


Who Fought Whom?


When and Why Did Democracies Fight Each Other?


Norms and Perceptions


Appendix: Greek City-States in the Peloponnesian War


Their Domestic Regimes and Who They Fought





The Democratic Peace since World War II


Who and When


What Influences Conflict?


Democracy Matters


Norms and Institutional Constraints


Appendix: States and Their Political Regimes, 1946-1986





The Democratic Peace in Nonindustrial Societies


Warfare and Participation


Participation Matters


Some Examples


Appendix: Codes for Political Decision-making





The Future of the Democratic Peace


Covert Action against Other Democracies


The Discourse at the End of the Cold War


From the Inside Out


Strengthening Democracy and Its Norms


Can a Wider Democratic Peace Be Built?


Notes


References


Index