Reliable Partners

Reliable Partners
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 275
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781400850723
ISBN-13 : 140085072X
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reliable Partners by : Charles Lipson

Download or read book Reliable Partners written by Charles Lipson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracies often go to war but almost never against each other. Indeed, "the democratic peace" has become a catchphrase among scholars and even U.S. Presidents. But why do democracies avoid fighting each other? Reliable Partners offers the first systematic and definitive explanation. Examining decades of research and speculation on the subject and testing this against the history of relations between democracies over the last two centuries, Charles Lipson concludes that constitutional democracies have a "contracting advantage"--a unique ability to settle conflicts with each other by durable agreements. In so doing he forcefully counters realist claims that a regime's character is irrelevant to war and peace. Lipson argues that because democracies are confident their bargains will stick, they can negotiate effective settlements with each other rather than incur the great costs of war. Why are democracies more reliable partners? Because their politics are uniquely open to outside scrutiny and facilitate long-term commitments. They cannot easily bluff, deceive, or launch surprise attacks. While this transparency weakens their bargaining position, it also makes their promises more credible--and more durable, for democracies are generally stable. Their leaders are constrained by constitutional rules, independent officials, and the political costs of abandoning public commitments. All this allows for solid bargains between democracies. When democracies contemplate breaking their agreements, their open debate gives partners advance notice and a chance to protect themselves. Hence agreements among democracies are less risky than those with nondemocratic states. Setting rigorous analysis in friendly, vigorous prose, Reliable Partners resolves longstanding questions about the democratic peace and highlights important new findings about democracies in world politics, from rivalries to alliances. Above all, it shows conclusively that democracies are uniquely adapted to seal enduring bargains with each other and thus avoid the blight of war.


Reliable Partners Related Books

Reliable Partners
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Charles Lipson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-03 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Democracies often go to war but almost never against each other. Indeed, "the democratic peace" has become a catchphrase among scholars and even U.S. Presidents
Reliable Partners
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Charles Lipson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-02-13 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Democracies often go to war but almost never against each other. Indeed, "the democratic peace" has become a catchphrase among scholars and even U.S. Presidents
Collaboration Without Risk: How the Most Innovative SMEs Protect Critical Knowledge in Joint Innovation Activities with Partners
Language: en
Pages: 105
Authors: Karl Tschetschonig
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For small firms, knowledge leakage, loss and theft are counted among the greatest risks in inter-firm collaborations. SMEs are more vulnerable, because they suf
Colombia and the United States -- the Partnership
Language: en
Pages: 56
Authors: Myles R. R. Frechette
Categories: Colombia
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

American Ambassador to Colombia, 1994-97, Myles R. R. Frechette provides authoritative, eloquent, and impassioned perspectives on both the achievements and fail
Internet and Distributed Computing Systems
Language: en
Pages: 526
Authors: Raffaele Montella
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-09 - Publisher: Springer Nature

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Internet and Distributed Systems held in Naples, Italy, in October 2019. The 47 re