POLS 1301 Lecture 9: POLS 1301: Democratic Peace
8 Oct 2017
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The iron law of international relations: democracies don"t tend to fight one another, although they fight wars as frequently as nondemocratic states. Democracy a political system in which candidates compete for political office through frequent, fair elections in which a sizable portion of the adult population can vote. Three explanations of democratic peace: normative explanations, leaders who don"t have to pay the costs are more willing to go to war. Political elites are socialized with each other: accountability explanations. Policy implications of democratic peace: u. s. leaders believe democratic peace is a pillar of security strategy, democratizing states are more conflict-prone than others, the u. s. is not very effective at promoting democracy in developing nations.
