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Pathways to War in Democratic Transitions

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  • Mansfield, Edward D.
  • Snyder, Jack

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We have argued in Electing to Fight and other writings that an incomplete democratic transition increases the risk of international and civil war in countries that lack the institutional capacity to sustain democratic politics. The combination of increasing mass political participation and weak political institutions creates the motive and the opportunity for both rising and declining elites to play the nationalist card in an attempt to rally popular support against domestic and foreign rivals.

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  • Mansfield, Edward D. & Snyder, Jack, 2009. "Pathways to War in Democratic Transitions," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 63(2), pages 381-390, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:63:y:2009:i:02:p:381-390_09
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    1. Mark Harrison & Nikolaus Wolf, 2014. "The Frequency of Wars," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: THE ECONOMICS OF COERCION AND CONFLICT, chapter 5, pages 121-149, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    2. Appel, Benjamin J & Croco, Sarah E, 2024. "Democratic Backsliding and Foreign Policy," Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Working Paper Series qt8s31h6c9, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California.
    3. Nino Abzianidze, 2020. "Us vs. Them as Structural Equivalence: Analysing Nationalist Discourse Networks in the Georgian Print Media," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(2), pages 243-256.

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