Peacemaking by Democracies: The Effect of State Autonomy on the Post-World War Settlements

by Norrin Ripsman and Norrin M. Ripsman

Book Overview

When theorists explain how democracies conduct foreign policy, they tend to ignore or downplay differences and assume that democratic governments all behave similarly. Challenging this assumption, Norrin Ripsman breaks down the category of "democracy" to argue that differences in structural autonomy among democratic states have a lot to do with how foreign security policies are chosen and international negotiations are carried out. Concluding with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271023988
• ISBN13: 9780271023984
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"