PSC 116G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Private Sphere, Public Sphere, Feminist Theory
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Simple model of dpt: democracies are inherently more peaceful than other types of gov"t (imannuel kant, based on two assumptions, 1. Democratic publics do not want war: those who suffer most from war can stop it, 2. Non-democracies sometimes start war to distract public: non democracies need sources of legitimacy, rally-round-the-flag effect. Empirical record of dpt: no two democracies have ever fought a war ever, militarized disputes (small conflicts) between democracies have been very rare, but democracies are just as likely to fight non-democracies. Why: when you compare the likelihood conflict between non dem/dem and dem/non dem pairs, there is no discernible difference, conclusion: democracies are also just as likely to start a conflict with non- democracies. Dyadic model of dpt: dyad: pair of states. Authoritarian - democracy = china (non democracy) , united states (democracy) Authoritarian - authoritarian = china , north korea.
