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- catalog abstract "In Democracy and International Conflict James Lee Ray defends the idea, so optimistically advanced by diplomats in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise and so hotly debated by international relations scholars, that democratic states do not initiate war against one another and therefore offer an avenue to universal peace. Arguing that advocates of the democratic peace proposition have not adequately evaluated the impact of regime transition on democratization, Ray reviews every regime transition of the past 170 years and traces the extent to which democracy has prevailed in the global political system since 1825. His analysis reveals the important roles played by the international environment and by domestic factors in determining global movements toward or away from democracy. Ray also provides a simple, precise, and operational definition of democracy that serves as a basis for addressing the controversy surrounding the issue of whether democratic states have ever waged war against one another. He concludes that it is possible to defend the assertion that there has never been an international war between democratic states. Finally, Ray contends that because the number of wars eliminated by democracy's pacifying effect has been small, scholars must supplement quantitative analysis of a great number of cases with evidence generated by the intensive study of individual cases. He examines the relationship between these two types of analyses and demonstrates how they may be integrated to exploit their complementary virtues.".
- catalog contributor b7857229.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "In Democracy and International Conflict James Lee Ray defends the idea, so optimistically advanced by diplomats in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise and so hotly debated by international relations scholars, that democratic states do not initiate war against one another and therefore offer an avenue to universal peace. Arguing that advocates of the democratic peace proposition have not adequately evaluated the impact of regime transition on democratization, Ray reviews every regime transition of the past 170 years and traces the extent to which democracy has prevailed in the global political system since 1825. His analysis reveals the important roles played by the international environment and by domestic factors in determining global movements toward or away from democracy. Ray also provides a simple, precise, and operational definition of democracy that serves as a basis for addressing the controversy surrounding the issue of whether democratic states have ever waged war against one another. He concludes that it is possible to defend the assertion that there has never been an international war between democratic states. Finally, Ray contends that because the number of wars eliminated by democracy's pacifying effect has been small, scholars must supplement quantitative analysis of a great number of cases with evidence generated by the intensive study of individual cases. He examines the relationship between these two types of analyses and demonstrates how they may be integrated to exploit their complementary virtues.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Theory and research on the democratic peace proposition -- Global trends in regime transitions -- "Wars" between democracies -- Case studies, covering laws, and causality -- Comparing the Fashoda crisis and the Spanish- American War -- The future of the democratic peace proposition.".
- catalog extent "viii, 243 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Democracy and international conflict.".
- catalog identifier "1570030413".
- catalog isFormatOf "Democracy and international conflict.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in international relations (Columbia, S.C.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in international relations".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Democracy and international conflict.".
- catalog subject "909.82/9 20".
- catalog subject "Democracy.".
- catalog subject "JX1952 .R333 1995".
- catalog subject "Pacific settlement of international disputes.".
- catalog subject "Peace.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Theory and research on the democratic peace proposition -- Global trends in regime transitions -- "Wars" between democracies -- Case studies, covering laws, and causality -- Comparing the Fashoda crisis and the Spanish- American War -- The future of the democratic peace proposition.".
- catalog title "Democracy and international conflict : an evaluation of the democratic peace proposition / James Lee Ray.".
- catalog type "text".