Does Democratic Peace Theory Genuinely Envision Global Peace? A Critical Approach

Democratic Peace Theory has been one of the most hotly debated topics ever since the 1980s. From Kant to the present day, the meaning of Democratic Peace Theory has changed, while the theory nowadays claims in principle that democratic states wage war against each other less often owing to their ins...

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Autores principales:	Goktug Kiprizli, Yasin Caglar Kaya
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Publicado:	UUM Press 2019
Materias:	democratic peace theory critical theory of ınternational relations hegemony historical block imperialist peace 2011 libya military ınvasion International relations JZ2-6530
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2f2051771f34636afd56dfb10f515b62021-11-17T04:40:29ZDoes Democratic Peace Theory Genuinely Envision Global Peace? A Critical Approach10.32890/jis2019.15.51823-691Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c2f2051771f34636afd56dfb10f515b62019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/jis2019.15.5https://doaj.org/toc/1823-691XDemocratic Peace Theory has been one of the most hotly debated topics ever since the 1980s. From Kant to the present day, the meaning of Democratic Peace Theory has changed, while the theory nowadays claims in principle that democratic states wage war against each other less often owing to their institutions’ and citizens’ abilities to urge their governments to establish a peaceful foreign policy. At this point, the critical theory offers an alternative explanation for the behaviors of democratic countries. This study was designed as a theoretical discussion utilising the analysis of primary and secondary sources in the field, both in printed and electronic materials. Employing the viewpoint of the critical theory, this paper argues that Democratic Peace is the disguise of hegemonic relations and the product of the historical block. This study revealed that democracies are not pacifist actors in the international realm. As articulated by the critical approach, the study also puts forth that the concept of Democratic eace facilitates the expansionist ambitions of hegemonic powers in the international system by utilizing various humanitarian interventions and serves as a means to maintain imperialist peace. Empirical evidence from the military intervention in Libya further reinforces this argument. Thus, this study asserts the idea to be cautious against the propositions of the Democratic Peace Theory because any activities done in the name of spreading democracy may involve a hidden agenda and disrupt the internal stability of non-democratic countries. Goktug KiprizliYasin Caglar KayaUUM Pressarticledemocratic peace theorycritical theory of ınternational relationshegemonyhistorical blockimperialist peace2011 libya military ınvasionInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENJournal of International Studies, Vol 15, Pp 53-66 (2019)
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spellingShingle	democratic peace theory critical theory of ınternational relations hegemony historical block imperialist peace 2011 libya military ınvasion International relations JZ2-6530 Goktug Kiprizli Yasin Caglar Kaya Does Democratic Peace Theory Genuinely Envision Global Peace? A Critical Approach
description	Democratic Peace Theory has been one of the most hotly debated topics ever since the 1980s. From Kant to the present day, the meaning of Democratic Peace Theory has changed, while the theory nowadays claims in principle that democratic states wage war against each other less often owing to their institutions’ and citizens’ abilities to urge their governments to establish a peaceful foreign policy. At this point, the critical theory offers an alternative explanation for the behaviors of democratic countries. This study was designed as a theoretical discussion utilising the analysis of primary and secondary sources in the field, both in printed and electronic materials. Employing the viewpoint of the critical theory, this paper argues that Democratic Peace is the disguise of hegemonic relations and the product of the historical block. This study revealed that democracies are not pacifist actors in the international realm. As articulated by the critical approach, the study also puts forth that the concept of Democratic eace facilitates the expansionist ambitions of hegemonic powers in the international system by utilizing various humanitarian interventions and serves as a means to maintain imperialist peace. Empirical evidence from the military intervention in Libya further reinforces this argument. Thus, this study asserts the idea to be cautious against the propositions of the Democratic Peace Theory because any activities done in the name of spreading democracy may involve a hidden agenda and disrupt the internal stability of non-democratic countries.
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Does Democratic Peace Theory Genuinely Envision Global Peace? A Critical Approach

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