The democratic politics of military interventions : political parties, contestation, and decisions to use force abroad

The democratic politics of military interventions : political parties, contestation, and decisions to use force abroad / Wolfgang Wagner.

This book examines the impact of party politics in foreign and security policy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagner, Wolfgang, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Intervention (International law) > Political aspects.
Security, International > Political aspects.
Intervention (International law) > Political aspects
Security, International > Political aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • The Democratic Politics of Military Interventions: Political Parties, Contestation, and Decisions to Use Force Abroad
  • Copyright
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1: Introduction and Plan of the Book
  • 1.1 The 'Neglected Element': Political Parties and Foreign Affairs
  • 1.2 Which Parties? Which Policies?
  • 1.3 Plan of the Book
  • Chapter 2: Democratic Politics and Foreign Affairs: A Theoretical Framework
  • 2.1 The Normative Debate: The (In)compatibility of Democratic Politics with International Conflict and Security
  • 2.2 Zooming in on the Democratic Politics of International Conflict: The Democratic Peace Debate and Beyond
  • 2.2.1 Democratic Institutions
  • 2.2.2 Liberal Ideas and Political Culture: Ambivalence and Diversity
  • 2.3 Differences Among Democracies and Party-Political Orientation of Government
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Contestation and Politicization of Security and Defence Policy
  • 3.1 Contestation and Politicization
  • 3.2 Methodology
  • 3.3 Long-Term Patterns of Contestation: Congressional Voting between 1789 and 2014
  • 3.4 Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy Votes in Germany and the Netherlands
  • 3.5 Deployment Votes
  • 3.5.1 US Declarations of War and Authorizations to Use Force
  • 3.5.2 Deployment Votes since the End of the Cold War
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: The Party Politics of Foreign and Security Policy
  • 4.1 Why Political Parties Differ
  • 4.2 How Political Parties Differ: The Left/Right and the 'New Politics' Dimensions
  • 4.3 Dimensions of Party-Political Contestation: Evidence from Manifestos, Experts, and Parliamentary Votes
  • 4.3.1 Pro or Against the Military and Security and Defence Policy: Evidence from Party Manifestos
  • 4.3.2 Pro or Against Peace and Security Missions: Evidence from Expert Surveys
  • 4.3.3 Pro or Against Actual Military Deployments: Evidence from Votes in Parliament
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Debating Military Interventions: Party-Specific Arguments and Justifications
  • 5.1 Selecting Countries and Military Missions
  • 5.1.1 Selecting Missions
  • 5.1.1.1 The Military Intervention in Afghanistan
  • 5.1.1.2 Fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria
  • 5.1.2 Selecting Countries
  • 5.1.2.1 United Kingdom
  • 5.1.2.2 Canada
  • 5.1.2.3 Germany
  • 5.2 Method
  • 5.3 Findings
  • 5.4 Conclusion
  • 5.5 Technical Appendix
  • Chapter 6: Conclusions and Outlook
  • 6.1 Party Politics Matters
  • 6.2 Nuancing the Role of Political Parties in Foreign Affairs
  • 6.3 The Democratic Politics of Foreign Affairs
  • 6.4 Policy Implications
  • 6.4.1 Making Space for Transnational Party Politics
  • 6.4.2 The Impact of Politicization
  • 6.5 Directions for Further Research

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