In war’s wake: International conflict and the fate of liberal democracy

1. Introduction: war and democracy in comparative perspective Elizabeth Kier and Ronald Krebs Part I. War and Democratic Transitions: New and Durable Democracies?: 2. Does war influence democratization? Edward Mansfield and Jack Snyder 3. Dodging a bullet: democracy's gains in modern war Paul Starr 4. Armed conflict and the durability of electoral democracy Nancy Bermeo Part II. War and Democratic Publics: Reshaping Political Participation?: 5. The effects of war on civil society: cross-national evidence from World War II Rieko Kage 6. Veterans, human rights, and the tranformation of European democracy Jay Winter 7. War and reform: gaining labor's compliance on the homefront Elizabeth Kier 8. Spinning Mars: democracy in Britain and the United States and the economic lessons of war Mark Wilson Part III. War and Democratic States: Government by the People or over the People?: 9. International conflict and the constitutional balance: executive authority after war Ronald R. Krebs 10. Claims and capacity: war, national policing institutions, and democracy Daniel Kryder 11. War, recruitment systems, and democracy Deborah Avant Concluding reflections: 12. What wars do Miguel Angel Centeno.