Anna Geis

Democratic Wars: Looking at the Dark Side of Democratic Peace Anna Geis 2006 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-239) and index. Publisher Marketing: Despite the current rhetoric of Western leaders, democracies are great and frequent war-makers and interventionists. This fact stands in a strange contrast to the liberal self-image of democracies being particularly peaceful. Addressing this contrast, the book turns the 'democratic peace' theme on its head: rather than investigating the reasons for the supposed pacifism of democracies, it looks for the causes of their militancy. In order to solve this puzzle, the authors transcend the disciplinary boundaries of International Relations and draw on political theory, political philosophy and sociology. Review Citations:

Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 715 (EAN 9781403995001, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Geis, Anna Anna Geis is Professor of International Relations at the University of Magdeburg, Germany. Contributor Bio:  Brock, Lothar Brock is chair for International Relations at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, and is reseach director at Peace Research Institute.