How 'Democratic' is the Democratic Peace? A Survey Experiment of Foreign Policy Preferences in Brazil and China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6235535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clara H Suong (0000-0002-0558-5111, Duke University), Scott Desposato (0000-0001-7722-1766, University of California System), Erik Gartzke (0000-0001-9439-1310, University of California System) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Brazilian Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-3821 • E-ISSN: 1981-3821 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1981-3821202000010002 |
| OpenAlex | W3016755719 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1981-38212020000100201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 74 |
Recent research has shown that British and American respondents are less willing to advocate the use of force against fellow democracies than against non-democracies (TOMZ and WEEKS, 2013). These findings may contribute to understandings of the 'democratic bias'—unwillingness to attack democracies. A critical next step is assessing whether publics beyond the US and the UK have similar attitudes. To address the scope of popular preferences for peace with democracies, we conduct survey experiments using online panels in two emerging powers, one a democracy (Brazil) and one a non-democracy (China). Our survey randomly varies the hypothetical target's regime type and authorization by the United Nations for military action. We find that Brazilian respondents are significantly less likely to support the use of force against a democracy than a non-democracy. However, after controlling for UN approval, Chinese respondents do not appear to distinguish between democracies and non-democracies when considering whether force is justified. In addition, for both countries, UN approval has a larger effect than democracy on public support for the use of force
Authorization · China · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Survey data collection · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration
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Mass Public Decisions on Go to War
Domestic Political Audiences and the Escalation of International Disputes
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |