Despots, Democrats and the Determinants of International Conflict

Acknowledgements - Introduction - An Overview - PART 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY - The Nature and Function of Scientific Theory - Theory in the Social Sciences - Theoretical Endeavour in the Field of Linkage Politics - Setting Out the Conceptual Foundations - Specifying the 'Ideal-types' and Assembling the Models - Domestic Structure and Foreign Policy - A Review of the Theoretical Findings - PART 2: THE EMPIRICAL TESTING - The Coupling of the Theoretical Findings with Empirical Observations: The Methodological Rationale - The Justification Program - The Falsification Program - PART 3: THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS - The Conceptual Frame of Reference - The Rational Model: Criticism and Vindication - Political Structure and the Variance of Rational Choice Behaviour - Domestic Political Structure and Risk Preference: The Implications for Rational Choice and Foreign Policy Formulation - Domestic Political Structure and Decision Criteria: The Implications for Rational Choice and Foreign Policy Formulation - Some Operational Implications - Summary - Bibliography - Index