| ID | 164837 |
| Title Proper | Making liberal use of Kant? Democratic peace theory and Perpetual Peace |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Simpson, Sid |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The work of Immanuel Kant has been foundational in modern democratic peace theory. His essay Toward Perpetual Peace gives three prescriptions for attaining peace between democracies: republican institutions, a pacific union between states, and an ethos of universal hospitality. Contemporary democratic peace theory, however, has warped the Kantian framework from which it draws inspiration: the third prescription has been gradually substituted for commerce and trade. I argue that this change in emphasis produces tensions between Perpetual Peace and the body of democratic peace theory literature it spawned. Moreover, I contend that a look back at Kant’s essay sheds light on why this transformation occurred. Finally, I use this new look back at Perpetual Peace to reformulate the relationship between peace, democracy, and commerce so as to offer a new perspective on the democratic peace theory/capitalist peace theory debate. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Relations Vol. 33, No.1; Mar 2019: p.109-128 |
| Journal Source | International Relations Vol: 33 No 1 |
| Key Words | Peace ; Democracy ; Trade ; Commerce ; Kant ; Democratic Peace Theory |