Journal article
Democracy, Political Similarity, and International Alliances, 1816-1992
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.44(2), pp.203-227
04/2000
DOI: 10.1177/0022002700044002003
Abstract
The connection between domestic politics and international cooperation, specifically the relationship between regime type and alliance behavior, is examined to test two central hypotheses: democracies are more likely to ally with each other, and states of any similar regime type are more likely to ally with each other. These hypotheses emerge from three theories: constructivism, economic interdependence, and credible commitments. The authors use a data set of all pairs of states from 1816 to 1992. Results show that states with similar regime type are more likely to ally with each other after 1945, although two democracies are not more likely to ally than two autocracies during this period, and distance, learning, threat, and common culture affect alliance behavior, but trade does not. Results indicate sharp limits to the connection between democracy and international cooperation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Democracy, Political Similarity, and International Alliances, 1816-1992
- Creators
- Brian LaiDan Reiter - Department of Political Science, Emory University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.44(2), pp.203-227
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc; 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022002700044002003
- ISSN
- 0022-0027
- eISSN
- 1552-8766
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2000
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983920524702771
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