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Book SynopsisThe book turns the 'democratic peace' theme on its head: rather than investigating the reasons for the supposed pacifism of democracies, it looks for the causes of their militancy. In order to solve this puzzle, the authors look across International Relations, political theory, political philosophy and sociology.
Trade Review'... Democratic Wars raises many interesting theoretical issues and is timely in the light of the continuing debates within the democratic community over terrorism and the Iraq war.' - Geoffrey Wallace, Journal of Peace Research
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART ONE: DEMOCRACIES AND WAR: THEORETICAL CHALLENGE AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS Introduction: The Theoretical Challenge of Democratic Wars; L.Brock & A.Geis & H.Müller Democratic Wars and Military Interventions, 1946-2002: The Monadic Level Reconsidered; S.Chojnacki PART TWO: DEMOCRATIC WARS AS A CHALLENGE TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY Democratic Peace: Many Data, Little Explanation?; H.Müller & J.Wolff Democratic Peace - Democratic War: Three Reasons Why Democracies are War-Prone; C.Daase Triangulating War: The Use of Force by Democracies as a Variant of the Democratic Peace; L.Brock PART THREE: DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND WAR: PERSPECTIVES FROM POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY On Democratic War Theory; N.Rengger Spotting the 'Enemy'? Democracies and the Challenge of the 'Other'; A.Geis Sameness and Distinction: Understanding the Democratic Peace in a Bourdieusian Perspective; C.Götze PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS The Case for a New Research Agenda: Explaining Democratic Wars; L.Brock & A.Geis & H.Müller References Index
