Democracy and International Conflict: An Evolution of the Democratic Peace Proposition (Studies in International Relations) - Softcover

Ray, James Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570032416 ISBN 13: 9781570032417

Publisher: University South Carolina Pr, 1998

Synopsis

In this text, the author defends the idea that democratic states do not initiate war against one another and therefore offer an avenue to universal peace. He examines the criticisms levelled against the democratic peace proposition and offers a systematic analysis of each.

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Review

"Ray provides us with a landmark statement on the democratic peace that will demand close attention from the proposition's proponents and opponents alike. . . . This is a book with something of genuine value for anyone seriously interested in democracy or international conflict and should be essential reading for those conversant in the contemporary debate over the democratic peace."--American Political Science Review

"This book represents a significant contribution to the growing literature on the democratic peace proposition."--Political Science Quarterly

"Given its widespread appeal and dramatic implications, a thorough, readable evaluation of the democratic peace proposition is of great value. Ray's work provides such an evaluation, extending current research in a way that is useful to the scholar, instructive to the practitioner, and accessible to the nonspecialist."--The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

About the Author

James Lee Ray is a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. He previously taught at Florida State University, where he directed the International Affairs and the Peace Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: University South Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1570032416
• ISBN 13: 9781570032417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243