POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mobutu Sese Seko, Capital Accumulation, Feminist Theory
3 Oct 2016
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The democratic peace theory maoz & russett, layne. Democracies are just as likely as non-democracies to go to war. But democracies are less likely to fight each other. Therefore, the more democracies there are in the world, the less war there will be. Peaceful interactions and conflict resolution is a learned behavior that become engrained in democracies. Norms of cooperation and compromise can lead to harmony between former enemies. Germany and japan after wwii (built a relationship over time, demilitarized, democratized, became pillars of the world economy) States (eg. usa, uk) might be democratic precisely because they face a low threat of war. The threat of war might compel states to be less democratic so as to be better prepared. Layne says that democratic peace theorists might be looking through the wrong end of the telescope . States comply willingly, they are not forced or commanded. Regulate state behaviour and increase harmony between states.
