POL208Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Erich Maria Remarque, Autocracy, Voting System
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Erich maria remarque (1929) all quiet on the western front, p. 220-27 [8p] He easily forgets the killing, gives up promises. Edward mansfield and jack snyder (cid:523)(cid:853)(cid:861)(cid:861)(cid:857)(cid:524) (cid:498)democratization and war(cid:499) foreign. Democratizing are more likely to fight than mature and stable democracies. Result of competition among elites, mobilizing allies, defend or stake their positions. Stable democracies are not more likely than other stable regimes. The more dramatic the transition, the greater chance of war. Autocratizing also more likely than stable regimes, but less than democratizing. Autocracy less likely to lead to war over short than long run. Democracy --> interstate while autocracy --> non-state violence. Threatened elites from collapsing autocratic use nationalistic appeals to compete for mass allies. Power is in the hands of the people, not the elites. Gap between increased political participation and weak institutions to deal with contending claims.
