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History, Democracy, and Peace: The Post-World War I Emergence of the Democratic Peace
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History, Democracy, and Peace: The Post-World War I Emergence of the Democratic
Peace
Patrick J. McDonald
Assistant Professor
Department of Government
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, A1800
Austin, TX 78712
## email not listed ##
512.232.1747
Abstract: While a strong consensus has emerged that military conflict is less likely between democratic states, the literature has yet to fully account for the historically contingent nature of these claims. Drawing on multiple research designs, I demonstrate that the contemporary finding known as the democratic peace does not emerge until after World War I. Moreover, prior to World War I, democratic states were actually more likely to initiate military conflict than autocratic regimes. In this paper, I critique existing explanations for this empirical outcome and explore the conditions under which democratic leaders can bypass societal constraints on war. Paper prepared for the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association,
Washington D.C, September 1-4, 2005.
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History, Democracy, and Peace: The Post-World War I Emergence of the Democratic
Peace
Patrick J. McDonald
Assistant Professor
Department of Government
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, A1800
Austin, TX 78712
## email not listed ##
512.232.1747
Abstract:
While a strong consensus has emerged that military conflict is less likely between
democratic states, the literature has yet to fully account for the historically contingent
nature of these claims. Drawing on multiple research designs, I demonstrate that the
contemporary finding known as the democratic peace does not emerge until after World
War I. Moreover, prior to World War I, democratic states were actually more likely to
initiate military conflict than autocratic regimes. In this paper, I critique existing
explanations for this empirical outcome and explore the conditions under which
democratic leaders can bypass societal constraints on war.
Paper prepared for the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association,
Washington D.C, September 1-4, 2005.
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