Democ Peace Territorial Conflct 20C

Paul K Huth; Todd L Allee
Cambridge University Press
9780521805087
0-521-80508-2

It is commonly said that democracies very seldom fight each other. This book asks whether the assumption of a "democratic peace" is valid and seeks to explain why. Explanations explored include the accountability.

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of democratic leaders to domestic institutions; the norms of democratic competition which influence international affairs; and the common interests which democracies have pursued.