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Puzzles of the Democratic Peace
Rasler, Karen; Thompson, William R.
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Description for Puzzles of the Democratic Peace
Paperback. Series: Evolutionary Processes in World Politics. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
Evolutionary Processes in World Politics
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403968241
SKU
V9781403968241
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99-15
About Rasler, Karen; Thompson, William R.
WILLIAM R. THOMPSON and KAREN RASLER are both Professors of Political Science at Indiana University at Bloomington, USA.
Reviews for Puzzles of the Democratic Peace
'This volume is extremely impressive. Its careful, well-balanced theoretical approach and its systematic empirical testing will quickly make it the gold standard for books on the democratic peace. Each chapter builds on the preceding chapter by testing important components of the new theory, building a mountain of empirical evidence in support of the new approach. Scholars will be engrossed by ... Read more