Rasler, Karen A.,  1952- <br/><br/>
Puzzles of the democratic peace  theory, geopolitics, and the transformation of world politics /  [electronic resource] : 
Karen Rasler and William R. Thompson. 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  c2005. 
 - x, 271 p. :  ill. 
 - Evolutionary processes in world politics .
 - Evolutionary processes in world politics series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Developing perspective on democratic peace phenomena -- Pt. 2. Contexts in which democracies emerge : chickens or eggs? -- 2. External threat, domestic power concentration, and disputatious foreign policies -- 3. Questions of regional primacy -- Pt. 3. The relative strength of regime types in coercive contexts -- 4. Path-dependencies and foreign policy -- 5. Do rivalries trump regime type? -- 6. Do the gods of war really favor democracies? -- Pt. 4. The systemic context in which democracies compete -- 7. Do democratic-autocratic rivalries muddy the monadic waters? -- 8. Long-term structural change and regime type -- 9. Democratic alliance joining or changing system leader containment strategies? -- Pt. 5. Conclusion -- 10. History and selective transformations of world politics. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Peace.<br/>Democratization.<br/>Democracy.<br/>International relations.<br/>World politics--1989-
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JZ5538  / .R37 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.1/72