Regime Type, Peace, and Reciprocal Effects1. (24th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Enia, Jason; James, Patrick
• Is Part Of: Social science quarterly. Volume 96:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 523
• Page End: 539
• Publication Date: 2015-04-24
• Subjects: Political science -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-4941

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ssqu12152-sec-0010" sec-type="section"> <title>Objectives</title> <p>This study explores potential reciprocity in the relationship of democracy with peace. In the decade since introduction of a potential causal role for conflict relative to regime type in the 1990s, a number of theoretical and empirical advances have been made. These steps forward include an innovative statistical technique for estimating multiple equations with categorical dependent variables.</p> </sec> <sec id="ssqu12152-sec-0020" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>We use a system of equations to explore the reciprocal relationship. In our statistical model, we employ a variety of new independent variables and novel measurements of established independent variables that have emerged in the conflict processes literature.</p> </sec> <sec id="ssqu12152-sec-0030" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>We find that the reciprocal relationship between conflict and regime type is sustained as a theoretically and empirically valid way to think about these two concepts.</p> </sec> <sec id="ssqu12152-sec-0040" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Our results support the idea that reciprocity should find a place within the continuing trajectory of the neo‐Kantian research program.</p> </sec> </abstract>