Do democracies win their wars? /

Can democracies conduct successful foreign policies? Are they at a disadvantage in conflicts against dictatorships? Are authoritarian states better at fighting wars? Presented in this volume are seminal contributions to the debate over democracy and military victory. It presents the theoretical, con...

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Other Authors: Brown, Michael E. (Michael Edward), 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2011]
Series:International security readers.
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505 0 |a Preface / Sean M. Lynn-Jones -- Part I: Victorious democracies: the case for a democratic advantage. Search for victory: Why democracies win their wars / Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam ; Powerful pacifists: democratic states and war / David A. Lake -- Part II: The democratic victory debate. Making military might: Why do democracies succeed? a review essay / Risa A. Brooks ; Democracy and victory: Why regime type hardly matters / Michael C. Desch ; The power of democratic cooperation / Ajin Choi ; Fair fights? Evaluating theories of democracy and victory / David A. Lake ; Understanding victory: Why political institutions matter / Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam ; Democracy and victory: fair fights or food fights? / Michael C. Desch ; How smart and tough are democracies? Reassessing theories of democratic victory in war / Alexander B. Downes ; Correspondence another skirmish in the battle over democracies and war / Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam, Alexander B. Downes -- Part III: Democracy and deception: selection effects and democratic victory. The deception dividend: FDR's undeclared war / John M. Schuessler ; Correspondence: FDR, U.S. entry into World War II, and selection effects theory / Dan Reiter, John M. Schuessler. 
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