Table of Contents

1. Another study of democracy and international conflict?; 2. Pathways to conflict escalation and resolution in international disputes; 3. The international strategic context; 4. Domestic institutions and the political accountability model; 5. Domestic institutions and the political norms model; 6. Domestic institutions and the political affinity model; 7. Empirical results for decisions to challenge the status quo; 8. Empirical results for decisions to offer concessions in negotiations; 9. Empirical results for decisions to escalate with military force; 10. What have we learned about the democratic peace?

Promotional Information

An original challenge to the foundations of the democratic peace literature.

About the Author

PAUL K. HUTH is Professor at the Department of Political Science and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. TODD L. ALLEE is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science of the University of Michigan.

Reviews

'It's a very impressive accomplishment: an analytical and empirical milestone in the analysis of international conflict. The authors give us the basis for identifying who is likely to do what in the stage-by-stage unfolding of events from peace to war, and the conditions under which leaders may reverse direction and return to peace.' Professor Bruce Russett, Yale University 'The challenge for researchers is to separate the wheat from the chaff, to distinguish likely explanations from the merely plausible. Paul K. Huth and Todd L. Allee take up this task with talent, imagination, and much effort. The book is empirical in the best sense of the word.' Political Science Quarterly