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

by Bruce Russett

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"A very important book on a timely subject by a well-known and rigorous scholar. The book addresses a subject that has been of great interest recently both to academics and in policy circles: whether democracies ever fight wars with each other; and if not, why not."--Jack L. Snyder, Columbia University<P>"The best book yet written on the important question of why democracies appear not to fight wars with each other even though they do fight with non-democratic states. . . . This is a highly original and provocative work that is bound to stimulate much discussion and debate."--Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Hoover Insitution and University of Rochester<P>"This is a sophisticated and interesting book on what is undoubtedly the hot topic among students of international relations. Given the book's subject and its high quality, "Grasping the Democratic Peace" will be essential reading."--Aaron Friedberg, Princeton University

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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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Table of Contents

Preface (1995)
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1The Fact of Democratic Peace3
The Emergence of Democratic Peace before World War I5
The Spread of Democratic Peace9
Democracy, War, and Other Ambiguous Terms11
Some Alleged Wars between Democracies16
Ch. 2Why Democratic Peace?24
Alternative Explanations25
Democratic Norms and Culture?30
Structural and Institutional Constraints?38
Distinguishing the Explanations40
Ch. 3The Imperfect Democratic Peace of Ancient Greece43
Democracy, Autonomy, and War in Ancient Greece43
Who Fought Whom?51
When and Why Did Democracies Fight Each Other?54
Norms and Perceptions59
Appendix: Greek City-States in the Peloponnesian War: Their Domestic Regimes and Who They Fought63
Ch. 4The Democratic Peace since World War II72
Who and When73
What Influences Conflict?76
Democracy Matters84
Norms and Institutional Constraints86
Appendix: States and Their Political Regimes, 1946-198694
Ch. 5The Democratic Peace in Nonindustrial Societies99
Warfare and Participation100
Participation Matters105
Some Examples111
Appendix: Codes for Political Decision-making115
Ch. 6The Future of the Democratic Peace119
Covert Action against Other Democracies120
The Discourse at the End of the Cold War124
From the Inside Out129
Strengthening Democracy and Its Norms131
Can a Wider Democratic Peace Be Built?135
Notes139
References151
Index167

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9780691001647
Subtitle:
Principles for a Post-Cold War World
Author:
Russett, Bruce
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Location:
Princeton
Subject:
International Relations - General
Subject:
Political Ideologies - Democracy
Subject:
International Relations
Subject:
Political Science and International Relations
Copyright:
1994
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November 1994
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Language:
English
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10 tables
Pages:
184
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918x606x47 62
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