The Power of Perception: Securitization, Democratic Peace, and Enduring Rivalries

What best explains the democratic peace: empirical indicators of democracy or the mutual perceptions of democracy within a dyadic relationship? This paper will examine three enduring rivalry dyads: the United States-Great Britain, France-Germany, and India-Pakistan, during the course of their respective enduring rivalries (Bennett, 1997; Diehl and Goertz, 2000). Within each of these dyads, I will provide detailed case studies of two conflicts at different phases of democratization – six cases in total - in order to ascertain the answers to three questions: 1) What role, if any, did the democratic character of the individual governments play in the resolution of conflict between the dyadic members? 2) What role, if any, did perception of democratization, and the capability of securitization, play in the resolution of conflict between the dyadic members? 3) What role, if any, did other competing variables play in the resolution of conflict between the dyadic members?

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International and Comparative Politics

Grantor dc:publisher

Wright State University

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Seaver, Derrick Charles

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shannon, Vaughn

• International Relations
• Peace Studies
• Political Science
• Democratic Peace Theory
• Securitization
• Enduring Rivalry
• Enduring Rivalries
• Constructivism

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1366130056

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:wright1366130056