Beyond the gap: Relevance, fields of practice and the securitizing consequences of (democratic peace) research

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-448

  Büger, Christian ^a   Villumsen, Trine ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACEKEEPING; POLICY MAKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37449001772     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jird.1800136     Document Type: Article

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