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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"There is continued discussion in international relations surrounding the existence (or not) of the 'democratic peace' - the idea that democracies do not fight each other. This book argues that threats to homeland territories force centralization within the state, for three reasons. First, territorial threats are highly salient to individuals and leaders must respond by promoting the security of the state. Second, threatened territories must be defended by large, standing land armies and these armies can then be used as forces for repression during times of peace. Finally, domestic political bargaining is dramatically altered during times of territorial threat; with government opponents joining the leader in promoting the security of the state. Leaders therefore have a favorable environment in which to institutionalize greater executive power. These forces explain why conflicts are associated with centralized states and in turn why peace is associated with democracy"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; The Territorial Peace; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Issues raised in this book; 1.3 Plan of the book; PART I International borders; 2 Territorial issues and international conflict; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Territorial issues, disputes, and wars; 2.2.1 Symbolic land as motivation for conflict; 2.2.2 Strategic territories, resources, and conflict; 2.3 Territorial issues and the steps to war; 2.4 Regime type, dyadic conflict and cooperation, and territorial issues. |
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2.5 When are territorial issues salient?2.5.1 Territorial disputes; 2.5.2 Territorial claims and territorial settlements; 2.5.3 Territorial rivalries; 2.5.4 Territorial threats; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Individual, state, and territorial issues; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Territorial issues and the individual; 3.2.1 Land and economic well-being; 3.2.2 Attachments to land; 3.2.3 In-group definition; 3.2.4 Issue salience and diversionary conflict; 3.3 Territorial issues and the state; 3.3.1 The creation of standing armies; 3.3.2 Repressive bargaining between elites and poor. |
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3.3.3 The centralization of political power3.4 Territorial issues and democracy; 3.4.1 Decentralization among non-democracies; 3.4.2 Centralization among democracies; 3.4.3 Decentralization and military power; 3.5 Territorial issues and international conflict; 3.5.1 Domestic politics, difficult negotiations, and recurrent conflict; 3.5.2 Peaceful borders and conflict choice; 3.5.3 Implications for regime-based models of conflict; 3.6 Conclusions; Part II State development; 4 Territorial threats and political behavior; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Territorial threat and political tolerance. |
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4.2.1 In-groups and out-groups4.2.2 Tolerance across countries; 4.2.3 Expectations; 4.3 Sample and variable descriptions; 4.3.1 Dependent variable; 4.3.2 Independent variables; Macro-level variables; Norms; Micro-level variables; 4.4 Predicting political tolerance; Domestic structures; 4.5 Some caveats, with a note on other political behaviors; 4.6 Conclusions; 5 Territorial threats, armies, and state repression; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The quest for preparedness; 5.2.1 Leader incentives; 5.2.2 The security of the individual; 5.3 External threat, standing armies, and repression. |
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5.3.1 Specifying the relationship5.4 The effects of territorial threat on army size; 5.4.1 Military size as a resource for repression; 5.5 Predicting state repression; 5.6 Conclusions; 6 Territorial threats and domestic institutions; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 External conflict and the domestic opposition; 6.2.1 Rally effects and leader popularity in democracies; 6.2.2 Opposition strategies; 6.2.3 Rallying behind an unelected leader; 6.3 Centralizing political power; 6.4 Identifying opposition party effects; 6.4.1 Territorial threat; 6.4.2 General threat and other controls; 6.4.3 Results. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Boundary disputes.
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Boundary disputes. |
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Boundaries.
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Boundaries. |
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Borderlands.
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Borderlands. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gibler, Douglas M. Territorial peace. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107016217 (DLC) 2012016087 (OCoLC)793099526 |
| ISBN |
9781139549561 (electronic book) |
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1139549561 (electronic book) |
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9781139060233 (electronic book) |
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1139060236 (electronic book) |
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9781139552066 |
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1139552066 |
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9781139554527 (ebook) |
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1139554522 (ebook) |
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9781107016217 |
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1107016215 |
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ebr10602813 |
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