Democracy, Political Similarity, and International Alliances, 1816-1992

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ID6284672
AuthorsBrian Lai (0000-0003-1700-5409), Dan Reiter (0000-0001-9005-224X, Emory University)
Year2000
Volume44
Issue2
Pages203-227
Publication date2000-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002700044002003
OpenAlexW2117694439
LanguageEN
Citations received163
References cited60

The connection between domestic politics and international cooperation, specifically the relationship between regime type and alliance behavior, is examined to test two central hypotheses: democracies are more likely to ally with each other, and states of any similar regime type are more likely to ally with each other. These hypotheses emerge from three theories: constructivism, economic interdependence, and credible commitments. The authors use a data set of all pairs of states from 1816 to 1992. Results show that states with similar regime type are more likely to ally with each other after 1945, although two democracies are not more likely to ally than two autocracies during this period, and distance, learning, threat, and common culture affect alliance behavior, but trade does not. Results indicate sharp limits to the connection between democracy and international cooperation

Alliance · Autocracy · Connection (principal bundle · Constructivism (international relations · Democracy · Economics · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Similarity (geometry · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance

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