Democracy and coercive diplomacy
Kenneth A. Schultz (Author)
"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 credibly demonstrate resolve when their threats enjoy strong domestic support. As a result, compared to their nondemocratic 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 hypotheses using both statistical analyses and historical case studies."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2001
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge U.K., 2001
xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521792271, 9780521796699, 9786610432820, 0521792274, 0521796695, 6610432821
45137627
1. Introduction
pt. I. Theory
2. Information and signaling in international crises
3. Democratic politics in international crises
4. Domestic competition and signaling in international crises
pt. 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
App. A. Solution to the basic crisis bargaining game
App. B. Solution to the bargaining game with opposition
App. C. Data and methods
App. D. Coding and sources for opposition stances
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