Elections and War - The Electoral Incentive in the Democratic Politics of War and Peace (Hardcover)

Foreign policy makers and international relations scholars have become increasingly interested in the relationship between democracy and war. In this book, the author argues that the international relations of democratic states are best understood in the context of the interaction of democratic and international politics. Elections are an essential institution of democratic states, while war is a defining element of international politics. This book examines the interaction of these two elemental phenomena. All state leaders must deal simultaneously with internal and external pressures. The conjunction of domestic electoral pressures and international pressures for war presents an acute form of this dilemma. Those who support increasing democratic influence on foreign policy have argued that this influence would make states more peaceful, while others have asserted that it would make foreign policy more volatile.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1984
First published:	September 1999
Authors:	Kurt Taylor Gaubatz
Dimensions:	236 x 160 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-3566-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-3566-2
Barcode:	9780804735667

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