| ID | 085439 |
| Title Proper | Comparative theory test of democratic peace arguments, 1946-2000 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lektzian, David ; Souva, Mark |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Multiple theories posit the existence of a dyadic democratic peace. The authors extend the logic of three theories of the democratic peace - informational, normative, and preferences - and find that they make different predictions with respect to the onset and escalation of disputes across the range of similar regime dyads. First, regarding dispute onset, the preferences argument, but not the normative and informational arguments, expects autocratic dyads of similar type to have less conflict onset than mixed dyads. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Peace Research Vol. 46, No. 1; Jan 2009: p17-37 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Peace Research Vol. 46, No. 1; Jan 2009: p17-37 |
| Key Words | Democratic Peace ; Democratic Peace Theories ; Escalation |