Puzzles of the Democratic Peace: Theory, Geopolitics and the Transformation of World Politics

by William R. Thompson and Karen Rasler

Ever since the revival of Kant's Perpetual Peace thesis, the linkage between democracy and peace has been a central topic in international relations research, with sustained debate over whether it exists and if it does, why it does. In this stimulating volume, two leading IR scholars place the democratic peace debate within a broader context, including the extent of threats in international relations, degree of satisfaction with the status quo, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403968241
• ISBN13: 9781403968241
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"