Assessing the Capitalist Peace

Gerald Schneider is Professor of Political Science at the University of Konstanz, Germany and Editor of European Union Politics. He has published around 140 articles on European Union decision making, the causes and consequences of political violence and various other topics. He is a former Vice President of the International Studies Associates and has advised governments, IGOs and research institutions across the world.Nils Petter Gleditsch is Research professor at the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, and Associate editor of Journal of Peace Research. He served as President of the International Studies Association in 2008–09. He has published numerous articles and books on armed conflict, environmental security, the peace dividend, and related issues.

• 1. The capitalist peace: Origins and prospects of a liberal idea Gerald Schneider and Nils Petter Gleditsch2. International crises and the capitalist peace Erik Gartzke and J. Joseph Hewitt 3. Capitalism, commitment, and peace Patrick J. McDonald4. Capitalism, peace, and the historical movement of ideas John Mueller5a. Capitalism and Peace: It´s Keynes, not Hayek Michael Mousseau, Omer F. Orsun, Jameson Lee Ungerer and Demet Yalcin Mousseau5b. Does Capitalism Account for the Democratic Peace? The Evidence Still Says No Allan Dafoe and Bruce Russett5c. Does the Market-Capitalist Peace Supersede the Democratic Peace? The Evidence Still Says Yes Michael Mousseau, Omer F. Orsun and Jameson Lee Ungerer6. Commentaries:Coming to terms with the capitalist peace Michael Mousseau Capitalist influences and peace Richard Rosecrance Capitalism or democracy? Not so fast Bruce Russett The Capitalist Peace and the Rise of China: Establishing Global Harmony by Economic Interdependence Erich Weede