Publication

2005-03-24 - Stanford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

102,000 words, Guess

Page Count

408 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2004018552
  • Goodreads1053461
  • LibraryThing3581161

Classifications

  • LCCJZ6385 .R68 2005

Description

"Conventional wisdom in international relations maintains that democracies are only peaceful when encountering other democracies. Using a variety of social scientific methods of investigation ranging from statistical studies and laboratory experiments to case studies and computer simulations, David Rousseau challenges this conventional wisdom by demonstrating that democracies are less likely to initiate violence at early stages of a dispute. Using multiple methods allows Rousseau to demonstrate that institutional constraints, rather than peaceful norms of conflict resolution, are responsible for inhibiting the quick resort to violence in democratic polities."--Jacket.

First Sentence

DO DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS and political norms influence foreign policy decisions?

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