The First Struggles of the Capitalistic Peace and Its Detractors: an Analysis of Greek Trade and Its Effects on Foreign Policy in the Athenian State
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The Tradition of Ancient Greek Democracy and Its Importance for Modem Democracy
DEMOCRAC AHMOKPATI The Tradition of Ancient Greek Democracy and its Importance for Modern Democracy Mogens Herman Hansen The Tradition of Ancient Greek Democracy and its Importance for Modem Democracy B y M ogens H erman H ansen Historisk-filosofiske Meddelelser 93 Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Copenhagen 2005 Abstract The two studies printed here investigate to what extent there is a con nection between ancient and modem democracy. The first study treats the tradition of ancient Greek democracy, especially the tradition of Athenian democracy from ca. 1750 to the present day. It is argued that in ideology there is a remarkable resemblance between the Athenian democracy in the Classical period and the modem liberal democracy in the 19th and 20th centuries. On the other hand no direct tradition con nects modem liberal democracy with its ancient ancestor. Not one single Athenian institution has been copied by a modem democracy, and it is only from ca. 1850 onwards that the ideals cherished by the Athenian democrats were referred to approvingly by modem cham pions of democracy. It is in fact the IT technology and its potential for a return to a more direct form of democracy which has given rise to a hitherto unmatched interest in the Athenian democratic institutions. This is the topic of the second study in which it is argued that the focus of the contemporary interest is on the Athenian system of sortition and rotation rather than on the popular assembly. Contents The Tradition of Democracy from Antiquity to the Present Time ................................................................. -
Basic Models of Conflict and Cooperation
PSC/IR 106: The Democratic Peace Theory William Spaniel williamspaniel.com/pscir-106 Data Project #1 • Questions? Problem Set #1 • Grades were good • Returned already or in recitation this week Robert Axelrod Robert Axelrod Outline • Brief History of IR Theory • The Democratic Peace • Explanations for the Democratic Peace? • Correlation Does Not Imply Causation • The McDonald’s Peace Theory • The Capitalist Peace • The Rise of China Outline • Brief History of IR Theory • The Democratic Peace • Explanations for the Democratic Peace? • Correlation Does Not Imply Causation • The McDonald’s Peace Theory • The Capitalist Peace • The Rise of China Roadmap • Before: Unitary actor assumption • Now: Perhaps type of government matters • Next week: Perhaps leaders matter Intellectual History • For the majority of IR’s history, scholars assumed that states were identical except for in relative power (Realists) • Other scholars challenged this assumption in the 1980s – Evidence overwhelmingly supports the second group Outline • Brief History of IR Theory • The Democratic Peace • Explanations for the Democratic Peace? • Correlation Does Not Imply Causation • The McDonald’s Peace Theory • The Capitalist Peace • The Rise of China The Democratic Peace Theory Democracies tend not to fight other democracies. Ultimately, the best strategy to ensure our security and to build a durable peace is to support the advance of democracy elsewhere. Democracies don't attack each other. (1994 State of the Union) Democracies don't go to war with each other. And the reason why is the people of most societies don't like war, and they understand what war means.... I've got great faith in democracies to promote peace. -
EU POLICY in the SOUTH CAUCASUS Sascha Tamm
WEAKNESS AS AN OPPORTUNITY: EU POLICY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS With the European Neighborhood Policy, the EU’s relationship with the countries of the South Caucasus has achieved a new quality. These countries now have a concrete legal foundation on which to stand in their relationship with the EU. However, up until now the EU has not been taking adequate advantage of its opportunity. The EU is not a geo- strategic player with military power, that will destroy itself in the struggle over a “sphere of influence”. However its principles and institutions, which are based upon liberal ideas, are a shining example for the three countries. On this basis, the EU is able to and has to play its part in the development of long-term peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus. * Sascha Tamm * The author is Head of the Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe Department of the Friedrich-Naumann- Foundation for Liberty, Germany In 2006, all three countries of the South Caucasus–Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan– were admitted into the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). This was an important step, but one which came much too late. Until 2006, Europe could not be characterized as having a coherent strategy in this region. Today still there is not an acceptable and transparent solution to the problems that burden the future of the region and its relationship with the European Union. The EU neither has a master plan nor the geo- strategic weight to enforce its plans against the will of individual countries or political groups. This can and should not be its objective, at least not in the region being discussed here. -
A Review of the Social Science Literature on the Causes of Conflict
Research Report Understanding Conflict Trends A Review of the Social Science Literature on the Causes of Conflict Stephen Watts, Jennifer Kavanagh, Bryan Frederick, Tova C. Norlen, Angela O’Mahony, Phoenix Voorhies, Thomas S. Szayna Prepared for the United States Army Approved for public release; distribution unlimited ARROYO CENTER For more information on this publication, visit www.rand.org/t/rr1063z1 Published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. © Copyright 2017 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited. Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.html. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org Preface The recent spike in violence in places like Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen notwithstanding, the number of conflicts worldwide has fallen since the end of the Cold War, and few of those that remain are clashes between states. -
Capitalism at War
Capitalism at War Mark Harrison* Department of Economics and CAGE, University of Warwick Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University Abstract The nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of capitalism; the twentieth century saw the bloodiest wars in history. Is there a connection? The paper reviews the literature and evidence. It considers first whether capitalism has lowered the cost of war; then, whether capitalism has shown a preference for war. Both questions are considered comparatively. Neither question receives a clear cut answer, but to simplify: Yes; No. Keywords: Capitalism, Corporate Political Action, Keynesianism, Public Finance, State Capacity, Trade, War. JEL Codes: N4, P1. * Mail: Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected]. This paperis in preparation for The Cambridge History of Capitalism, edited by Larry Neal and Jeff Williamson. Earlier versions were presented at the German Historical Institute in Moscow as one of “Ten Lectures about the War,” June 17 and 18, 2011, the XVI World Economic History Congress, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, July 9 to 13, 2012, and a conference on the Economic History of Capitalism, BBVA, Madrid, November 14 to 16, 2012. I thank Hein Klemann, Sergei Kudriashov, Andrei Markevich, Richard Overy, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, James Robinson, and other participants for discussion; Sascha O. Becker, Michael S. Bernstam, Nick Crafts, Erik Gartzke, and Vasily Zatsepin for comments and advice; Jari Eloranta for access to data; Larry Neal and Jeff Williamson for inspiration and guidance; the University of Warwick for research leave and financial support; and the Hoover Institution for generous hospitality. -
Theories of War and Peace
1 THEORIES OF WAR AND PEACE POLI SCI 631 Rutgers University Fall 2018 Jack S. Levy [email protected] http://fas-polisci.rutgers.edu/levy/ Office Hours: Hickman Hall #304, Tuesday after class and by appointment "War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied." Sun Tzu, The Art of War In this seminar we undertake a comprehensive review of the theoretical and empirical literature on interstate war, focusing primarily on the causes of war and the conditions of peace but giving some attention to the conduct and termination of war. We emphasize research in political science but include some coverage of work in other disciplines. We examine the leading theories, their key causal variables, the paths or mechanisms through which those variables lead to war or to peace, and the degree of empirical support for various theories. Our survey includes research utilizing a variety of methodological approaches: qualitative, quantitative, experimental, formal, and experimental. Our primary focus, however, is on the logical coherence and analytic limitations of the theories and the kinds of research designs that might be useful in testing them. The seminar is designed primarily for graduate students who want to understand – and ultimately contribute to – the theoretical and empirical literature in political science on war, peace, and security. Students with different interests and students from other departments can also benefit from the seminar and are also welcome. Ideally, members of the seminar will have some familiarity with basic issues in international relations theory, philosophy of science, research design, and statistical methods. -
Postcolonial Theory and Law: a Critical Introduction
Alpana Roy* POSTCOLONIAL THEORY AND LAW: A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to encourage legal scholars to engage more actively with postcolonial discourse. To this end, the article will outline key concepts in postcolonial theory — such as colonialism, imperialism, decolonisation and neo-colonialism, and will also trace the work of major theorists in this area — Frantz Fanon, Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Spivak, and Edward Said. As this article presents itself as a contribution to the study of postcolonial theory and the law, it will focus on contemporary developments in Australian law reform. Specifically, the article will discuss the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia’s Final Report on Aboriginal Customary Laws. I INTRODUCTION hile conversations between law and postcolonialism have been ‘infrequent’1 and remain largely unmapped, postcolonial discourse is now the major methodological tool with which to trace the patterns of epistemological and pedagogic reterritorialisation of the Wnon-Western w orld. With respect to legal discourse, Peter Fitzpatrick and Eve Darian-Smith suggest that ‘postcolonialism is now the main mode in which the West’s relation to its “other” is critically explored, and law has been…[in] the forefront of that very relation’.2 Nevertheless, while postcolonial theory’s status as a discipline may arguably be more established in other academic areas, it is increasingly being recognised by legal scholars as a methodological tool with which to scrutinise the nature of legal discourse.3 * Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney. I would like to note my sincere thanks to Jenni Millbank for all of her constructive comments on various drafts of this article. -
The Indispensability of Freedom 8Th International Conference the Austrian School of Economics in the 21St Century
The Indispensability of Freedom TITLE 8th International Conference The Austrian School in the 21st Century Federico N. Fernández Barbara Kolm Victoria Schmid (Eds.) Friedrich A.v.Hayek Institut The Indispensability of Freedom 8th International Conference The Austrian School of Economics in the 21st Century Federico N. Fernández Barbara Kolm Victoria Schmid (Eds.) Papers presented on November 13th and 14th, 2019 Published by the Austrian Economics Center and Fundación International Bases www.austriancenter.com www.fundacionbases.org Copyright ©2020 by Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institut, Vienna Federico N. Fernández, Barbara Kolm, and Victoria Schmid (Eds.) All rights reserved. No texts from this book may be reprinted or posted in any form without prior written permission from the copyright holders. Design and composition by Victoria Schmid Cover photo by Anton Aleksenko | Dreamstime.com ISBN: 978-3-902466-17-4 First Edition 2 3 4 Content Austrian Economics Conference 2019 Preface Robert Holzmann 13 The History of the Austrian Economics Conference The Editors 15 Juan Carlos Cachanosky Memorial Lecture I. The Continuing Importance of Misesian Economics Robert Murphy 17 II. Keynote: Geopolitics, Economic Freedom, and Economic Performance Erich Weede 31 1. The Role of Non-Democratic Institutions in a Democracy, according to Montesquieu, Tocqueville, Acton, Popper, and Hayek, Applied to the EU Jitte Akkermans 45 2. Mind with a purpose: a humanistic conversation between Psychology and some postulates of the Austrian School of Economics Silvia Aleman Menduinna 59 3. What Is Wrong With Sustainable Development Goals? Horacio Miguel Arana 71 5 Content 4. A Unique Methodology using the Principles of the Austrian School of Economics – Applied To Investing and Trading Richard Bonugli 83 5. -
Can Democracy Create World Peace? Democratic Peace Theory: Misguided Policy Or Panacea
Can Democracy Create World Peace? Democratic Peace Theory: Misguided Policy or Panacea Alynna Lyon Department of Political Science an democracy create world peace? The idea that Democratic Peace and Political Science representative liberal governments can dimin- In the 1970s, scholars began using the tools of social ish the occurrence of war is one of the most science to explore this thesis and have uncovered a Cappealing, influential, and at the same time, contro- significant amount of empirical research that supports versial ideas of our time. For centuries, thinkers have these claims. Today there are over a hundred authors proposed that a world of democratic countries would who have published scholarly works on the Democratic be a peaceful world. As early as 1795, Immanuel Kant Peace Theory. One study examined 416 country-to- wrote in his essay Perpetual Peace that democracies country wars from 1816-1980 and found that only 12 are less warlike. Within the United States, this idea has were fought between democracies.3 Bruce Russett writes held particular sway. Presidents like Woodrow Wilson that “Established democracies fought no wars against have embraced this idea and advocated the creation of one another during the entire twentieth century.”4 democracies to create a less belligerent world. Harry S. Another proponent found that that the probability of Truman once said, “Totalitarian regimes imposed on any two democracies engaging in war is less than half free peoples…undermine the foundation of internation- of 1%!5 This is not to say that democracies have not gone al peace and hence security of the United States.”1 to war, but when considering pairs (or dyads) of democ- The Democratic Peace Theory is based on several racies, there are almost no instances of war between premises. -
The Rise of Market-Capitalism and the Roots of Anti- American Terrorism
A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel Working Paper The rise of market-capitalism and the roots of anti- American terrorism Diskussionsbeiträge, No. 2013-04 Provided in Cooperation with: Wilfried Guth Endowed Chair for Constitutional Political Economy and Competition Policy, University of Freiburg Suggested Citation: Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel (2013) : The rise of market-capitalism and the roots of anti-American terrorism, Diskussionsbeiträge, No. 2013-04, Albert-Ludwigs- Universität Freiburg, Wilfried-Guth-Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik, Freiburg This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/87674 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence. www.econstor.eu Wilfried-Guth- Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs - und Wettbewerbspolitik Diskussionsbeiträge / Discussion Paper Series No. -
Remarks on the Ancient Evidence for Democratic Peace Author(S): Spencer R
Remarks on the Ancient Evidence for Democratic Peace Author(s): Spencer R. Weart Source: Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 38, No. 5 (Sep., 2001), pp. 609-613 Published by: Sage Publications, Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/424778 . Accessed: 10/03/2011 14:37 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=sageltd. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Sage Publications, Ltd. is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Peace Research. http://www.jstor.org ? 2001 Journal PeaceResearch, )r^^^^Q^M of vol. 38, no. -
October 1941
October, 1941 TaIRI. A M 0 nth I y 0 r g a n of Rev 0 I uti 0 n a r y Mar xi 8 m EDITORIALS . .. AMERICA MOVES INTO WAR THE NEW ECONOMIC (!(!BOOM" ANOTHER GLANCE AT (!(!SOCIALIST" ENGLAND By Leon Trotsky THE FRAUDS OF LOUIS FISCHER . By Irving Howe UNCLE SAM AND JOHN BULL . • By Henry Judd THE RUSSIAN QUESTION A Resolution of the Workers Party Features Discussion Articles Book Review Twenty Cents Single Copy • • • Subscription Per Year $1.50 THE NEW INTERNATIONAL Statement of Ownership A Monthly Or.an 01 Ret1olulionary Mar.d,m Volumn VII October, 1941 No.. 9, Whole No. 58 Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc., re Published monthly by NEW INTERNATIONAL Publishing Company, quired by the Acts of Congress of August 24, 1912, and March 114 West 14th Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone: CHelsea 3, 1933, of 2-9681. Subscription rates: $1.50 per year; bundles, 14c for 5 copies and up. Canada and foreign: $1.75 per year; bundles, 16c THE NEW INTERNATIONAL for 5 and up. Entered as second-class matter July 10, 1940, at Published monthly at New York, N. Y., for October 1, 1941. the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March S, 1879. State of New York, County of New York, ss.: Managing Editor: ALBERT GATES Before me, a notary public in and for the state and county Editorial Board aforesaid, personally appeared Max Shachtman, who, having ALBERT GATES MAX SHACHTMAN been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is J.