Democratic Participation in Armed Conflict [electronic resource] : Military Involvement in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq /
Mello, Patrick A.author.
Under which conditions do democracies participate in war, and when do they abstain? Providing a unique theoretical framework, Mello identifies pathways of war involvement and abstention across thirty democracies, investigating the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Research design; Book outline; 2 Democracy and War Involvement; Institutional constraints; Political preferences; External constraints and inducements; 3 Explaining Democratic Participation in Armed Conflict; Parliamentary veto rights; Constitutional restrictions; Partisanship; Public support; Military power; 4 Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Methodological approaches in democratic peace research; Fuzzy-set analysis as an alternative to prevalent methods; Strengths and limitations of the chosen approach
5 Kosovo: Forced Allies or Willing Contributors?Prevalent accounts of the Kosovo War; Explaining military participation in Kosovo; Fuzzy-set analysis; Analytical findings; Conclusion; 6 Afghanistan: Unconditional Support but Selective Engagement?; Prevalent accounts of the Afghanistan War; Explaining military participation in Afghanistan; Fuzzy-set analysis; Conclusion; 7 Iraq: Parliamentary Peace or Partisan Politics?; Prevalent accounts of the Iraq War; Explaining military participation in Iraq; Fuzzy-set analysis; Analytical findings; Conclusion
8 Democracies and the Wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and IraqCross-case patterns of war involvement; Theoretical contribution and implications for the democratic peace; Methodological contribution; Exploring additional cases: Libya and Syria; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Under which conditions do democracies participate in war, and when do they abstain? Providing a unique theoretical framework, Mello identifies pathways of war involvement and abstention across thirty democracies, investigating the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
International relations.
Peace.
Middle East-Politics and governm.
Political science.
Democracy.
Politics and war.
International Relations.
Conflict Studies.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Science.
Democracy.
Military and Defence Studies.