Introduction: The need for a qualitative test of the democratic peace theory, Miriam Fendius Elman. Part 1 Peace between democracies - is democracy the cause? Lord Palmerston and the triumph of realism - Anglo-French relations, 1830-48, Christopher Layne Anglo-U.S. relations, 1845-1930 - did shared liberal values and democratic institutions keep the peace? Stephen R. Rock. Part 2 Never say never - are there exceptions to the rule that democracies do not fight each other? Perceptions and the limits of liberal peace - the Mexican-American and Spanish-American wars, John M. Owen Finland in World War II - alliances, small states, and the democratic peace, Miriam Fendius Elman. Part 3 Democracies in the world at large - are they generally more pacific and prudent? How did the democratic process affect Britain's decision to reoccupy the Falkland Islands? Lawrence Freedman War and conflict between India and Pakistan - revisiting the pacifying power of democracy, Sumit Ganguly Israel's invasion of Lebanon, 1982 - regime change and war decisions, Miriam Fendius elman Peru versus Colombia and Senegal versus Mauritania - mixes dyads and 'negative peace', Arie M. Kacowicz. Part 4 Nondemocratic war and peace - is authoritarianism the culprit? Is autocracy an obstacle to peace? Iran and Iraq, 1975-80, Martin Malin Domestic instability, the military, and foreign policy - Indonesia, 1956-71, Kurt Dassel Turkish and Hungarian foreign policy during the interwar period - domestic institutions and the democratic peace, John C. Matthews III. Conclusion: Testing the democratic peace theory, Miriam Fendius Elman.
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Fukuyama et al. (1998) studied this question.