Ballots and Bullets The Elusive Democratic Peace

Name: Ballots and Bullets The Elusive Democratic Peace
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ISBN: 9780691070223

ISBN-10: 0691070229

ISBN-13: 9780691070223

Edition: 2000

Authors: Joanne Gowa

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There is a widespread belief, among both political scientists and government policymakers, that "democracies don't fight each other." Here Joanne Gowa challenges that belief. In a thorough, systematic critique, she shows that, while democracies were less likely than other states to engage each other in armed conflicts between 1945 and 1980, they were just as likely to do so as were other states before 1914. Thus, no reason exists to believe that a democratic peace will survive the end of the Cold War. Since U.S. foreign policy is currently directed toward promoting democracy abroad, Gowa's findings are especially timely and worrisome. Those who assert that a democratic peace exists…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.82" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Analytic Foundations of the Democratic Peace



Legislators, Voters, and the Use of Force Abroad



Reinterpreting the Democratic Peace



Interests and Alliances: Comparing Two International Systems



Major-Power Alliance Dyads, 1870-1903



Major-Power Alliance Dyads, 1946-1961



Explaining Relative Dispute-Rate Patterns



Conclusion


References


Index