Democracy and Victory: Why Regime Type Hardly Matters

Desch critiques the data and approach that undergird the triumphalists' claim that in war democracies are more likely to be victorious. Desch uses, among other cases, Israel since 1948 to illustrate the problems with these claims.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International security 2002-10, Vol.27 (2), p.5-47
Main Author: Desch, Michael C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism (Political Ideology)
Cold wars
Datasets
Defense Policy
Democracy
Government
International alliances
International relations
International security
Leadership
Military alliances
Military theory
Nationalism
Political leadership
Political regimes
Theoretical Problems
Theory
War
World wars
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Desch critiques the data and approach that undergird the triumphalists' claim that in war democracies are more likely to be victorious. Desch uses, among other cases, Israel since 1948 to illustrate the problems with these claims.
ISSN:0162-2889
1531-4804
DOI:10.1162/016228802760987815