The Rise of Democracy: Revolution, War and Transformations in International Politics Since 1776
Christopher Hobson
Abstract
Little over 200 years ago, a quarter of a century of warfare with an ‘outlaw state’ brought the great powers of Europe to their knees. That state was the revolutionary democracy of France. In the intervening period, there has been a remarkable transformation in the way democracy is understood and valued – today, it is the non-democratic states that are seen as rogue regimes. This book looks at the historical contrast between the strongly negative perceptions of democracy in the 18th century and the very high degree of acceptance and legitimacy in contemporary international politics. It conside ... More
Keywords: democracy, democratization, democratic peace, popular sovereignty, international relations, international history, conceptual history
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748692811 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2017 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748692811.001.0001 |
