War

What is a war

What is the unitary state assumption

What is the problem with the unitary state assumption

What are the two main distinctions that claim motivate war, define them

Why is the distinction between particular and national interests hard to prove

Why are institutions important to war

What are the four main actors who have influence in a state

How do leaders influence war

How do institutional interests influence war

How do interest groups influence war

How do the general public influence war

Are democracies better at fighting wars

What 7 theories support the notion that democracies are better at fighting wars

Explain taxation theory

What is coalition theory

What is support theory

How does duration help democracies win wars

How does individual soldiering help democracies win wars

How does leadership help democracies win

How does organisation help democracies win

Why are democracies ACTUALLY better at wining wars

What is selection theory

Why do democracies seem to be better at choosing their enemies

How does the marketplace of ideas help democracies win wars

What is democratic peace theory

What evidence supports democratic peace theory

What evidence contradicts democratic peace theory

What is diversionary war theory and which theorist gave this defintion

What are the stipulations for diversionary war theory to work (4) and who gave them

What is the principle that backs up diversionary war

What supports rally theory

How long does the rally effect last

What evidence is there against diversionary war

What evidence supports diversionary war