Democracy and Security: Preferences, Norms and Policy-Making (Contemporary Security Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415576512 ISBN 13: 9780415576512

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

It has become generally accepted wisdom that democracies do not go to war against each other. However, there are significant differences between democratic states in terms of their approach to war and security policy in general.

This edited book offers a broad examination of how democratic preferences and norms are relevant to security policy beyond the decision of whether to go to war. It therefore offers a fresh understanding of state behaviour in the security realm. The contributors discuss such issues as defence policy, air war, cluster bombs, non-lethal weapons, weapons of mass destruction, democratic and non-democratic nuclear weapon states’ transparency, and the political and ideological background of the ongoing ‘Revolution in Military Affairs’.

It has become generally accepted wisdom that democracies do not go to war against each other. However, there are significant differences between democratic states in terms of their approach to war and security policy in general.

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About the Author

Matthew Evangelista is Professor of Government at Cornell University. Harald Müller is Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Professor for International Relations, Frankfurt University. Niklas Schörnig is a research fellow at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415576512
• ISBN 13: 9780415576512
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234
• Editor: Evangelista Matthew, Muller Harald, Schoernig Niklas