Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy

In this book, first published in 2001, Kenneth Schultz explores the effects of democratic politics on the use and success of coercive diplomacy. He argues that open political competition between the government and opposition parties influences the decision to use threats in international crises, how rival states interpret those threats, and whether or not crises can be settled short of war. The relative transparency of their political processes means that, while democratic governments cannot easily conceal domestic constraints against using force, they can also credibly demonstrate resolve when their threats enjoy strong domestic support. As a result, compared to their non-democratic counterparts, democracies are more selective about making threats, but those they do make are more likely to be successful - that is, to gain a favorable outcome without resort to war. Schultz develops his argument through a series of game-theoretic models and tests the resulting hypothesis using both statistical analyses and historical case studies.

Sommario

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.

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kenneth A. Schultz, Schultz Kenneth A.
• Con la collaborazione di: Thomas J. Biersteker (Editore), Steve Smith (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.07.2001
• EAN: 9780521792271
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79227-1
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 600 g
• Illustrazioni: 8 b/w illus. 15 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Political structures: democracy, Political structures / systems: democracy