Regional Orders at Century's Dawn

Etel Solingen is Distinguished Professor and Thomas T. and Elizabeth C. Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and the recipient of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 William and Katherine Estes Award.

• List of AbbreviationsPrefacePt. 1The Theory1Ch. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Internationalization and Political Coalitions18Ch. 3Coalitions, Strategic Interaction, and Regional Outcomes62Ch. 4Economic Liberalization, Coalitions, and the Democratic Peace90Pt. 2The Empirics117Ch. 5The Southern Cone: Argentina and Brazil119Ch. 6The Middle East165Ch. 7The Korean Peninsula216Pt. 3Implications255Ch. 8Theory and Policy: An Agenda257References291Index323

"A penetrating and timely contribution to the literature on international and regional conflict."--Choice "[This book] bridges the divide between international political economy and security studies... A new explanation for regional conflict and cooperation... One of Solingen's main contributions is to offer a causal mechanism that can account for peace among democratic and nondemocratic dyads."--Miriam Fendius Elman, Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, International Studies Review "A sophisticated theoretical interpretation of internationalism at the end of the century."--Anthony Smith, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, Contemporary Southeast Asia "A refreshing challenge to some conventional wisdoms."--Helge Hveem, University of Oslo, Australian Journal of Political Science "A bold and innovative attempt to suggest a grand theory of foreign policy and international relations."--Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Political Science Quarterly