Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy

This book, first published in 2001, argues that political competition between government and opposition parties influences threats in international crises.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Theory: 2. Information and signalling in international crises; 3. Democratic politics in international crises; 4. Domestic competition and signalling in international crises; Part II. Empirical Analysis: 5. Selective threats, effective threats: the initiation and escalation of international crises; 6. Credibility confirmed: the implications of domestic support; 7. Credibility undermined: the implications of domestic dissent; 8. Conclusions and implications; Appendices; Reference; Index.

Summary

This book, first published in 2001, argues that political competition between government and opposition parties influences threats in international crises.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth A. Schultz
• Assisted by: Thomas J. Biersteker (Editor), Steve Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2013
• EAN: 9780521792271
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79227-1
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 622 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Internati
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education