Democratic Wars

Looking at the Dark Side of Democratic Peace

A Geis editor L Brock editor H Mueller editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:1st Jan '06

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The 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.The 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.

'... 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

ISBN: 9781349544554

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242 pages

1st ed. 2006