| Description |
xvii, 488 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 82 |
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Cambridge studies in international relations ; 82
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| 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? |
| Summary |
"This book re-evaluates the foundations of the democratic peace literature and presents three distinct theoretical models of how domestic institutions can influence the foreign policy choices of state leaders - Political Accountability, Political Norms, and Political Affinity. Huth and Allee test their hypotheses against a new and original global data set of 348 territorial disputes from 1919 to 1995. Each territorial dispute is divided into three separate but related stages for empirical analysis: Challenge the Status quo Stage, Negotiation Stage, and Military Escalation Stage. The authors employ advanced statistical tests to compare the explanatory power of the three theoretical models across each stage of a territorial dispute |
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Their results provide strong support for the importance of democratic accountability and norms in shaping the diplomatic and military policies of incumbent leaders, and add new insights into understanding when and why democratic leaders engage in highly cooperative or confrontational foreign policies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-484) and index |
| Subject |
Boundary disputes -- History -- 20th century.
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Territory, National -- Research -- Methodology.
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International relations.
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Democracy.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Allee, Todd L.
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| LC no. |
2002031050 |
| ISBN |
052180115X hb |
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0521805082 pb |
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