Response to Jessica L. P. Weeks's review of Democratic Militarism: Voting, Wealth, and War

I am grateful for the opportunity to carry on a conversation between our two books. It is an honor to have such a respected scholar provide such thoughtful feedback. Weeks assesses Democratic Militarism’s “most important theoretical” claim to be its linking of lower income to hawkishness. While this...

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Published in:Perspectives on politics 2017-09, Vol.15 (3), p.805-806
Main Author: Caverley, Jonathan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Butter
Citizens
Conversation
Critical Dialogue
Critical Dialogues
Democracy
Economic models
Honor
Low income groups
Militarism
Progressive taxes
Taxation
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Voting
War
Wealth
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Summary:I am grateful for the opportunity to carry on a conversation between our two books. It is an honor to have such a respected scholar provide such thoughtful feedback. Weeks assesses Democratic Militarism’s “most important theoretical” claim to be its linking of lower income to hawkishness. While this finding lends confidence to the larger theory’s implications (many parts of which are harder to test statistically), in hindsight I wish the book had placed more emphasis on its other key variable— military doctrine. Thanks to the capital-intensive requirements of modern war, in rich contemporary democracies the costs of conflict are low for all citizens. They are lower still for the majority relative to the wealthy.
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592717001128