{"product_id":"democracy-peace-and-security-9781498507721","title":"Democracy Peace and Security","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemocracies are extremely unlikely to wage war against other democracies  this main proposition of the Democratic Peace theory constitutes the starting point for this volume. Chapters authored by experts from different parts of the world explore the concept of Democratic Peace in greater depth in relation to selected issue areas and in comparison to other concepts such as security communities or concerts of powers. The role and significance of international organizations and gender equality, for instance, are discussed and assessed in this context. The objective guiding this exercise is to give an answer to the question as to whether Democratic Peace and the other two concepts  i.e. security communities and concerts of powers  can provide a solution to today's security challenges and constitute a guide to peaceful co-existence and conflict settlement. So, the chapters discuss intellectual frameworks at some length, at the same time, reflecting on potential inferences for the outside wo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrompted by the commemorations of the onset of the First World War a century ago, this book asks what amounts to the key question for anyone interested in world politics: What makes for a peaceful order? Focusing on the nexus of democracy, order and peace, the volume provides extraordinarily nuanced and very timely answers to this question. -- Markus Kornprobst\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy, Peace, and Security is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the impact democracy has on peace and security. This book is an important intellectual tool for academics, graduate students, and faculty who are following this debate; but also for persons active in politics who are interested in a perspective which goes beyond the daily routine. The book establishes a link between academia, politics, and policies – an eye opener for all studying and doing research in International Relations. -- Anton Pelinka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\tDemocracy and the Quest for Peace and Security Introduction Heinz Gärtner \u0026amp; Hakan Akbulut  2\tWhat Is the Democratic Peace? Bruce Russett  3\tSecurity Communities Adrian Hyde-Price  4\tWhat Use Is “Democratic Peace” in the Present Period of Rapid Power Change? \tHarald Müller  5\tPeace and Peace Orders: Augustinian Foundations in Hobbesian and Kantian Receptions Andrej Zwitter  6\tDemocratization, Great Power Cooperation, and International Organizations: The OSCE and the Democratic Peace P. Terrence Hopmann  7\tChallenging the European Union’s Liberal Peace Model in the Mediterranean \tCengiz Günay  8\tGender, Democracy and Peace: An Ambivalent Triangle? \tSimone Wisotzki  9\tThe Wars Militaries Fight for Democracy \tJan Willem Honig  10\tReaching Out for Perpetual, Just, and Comprehensive Peace Conclusion Heinz Gärtner \u0026amp; Hakan Akbulut","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040634536279,"sku":"9781498507721","price":79.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498507721.jpg?v=1750947340","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-peace-and-security-9781498507721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}