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X-WR-CALNAME:Race\, Democracy\, and Public Support for War
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DESCRIPTION:About the event: Studies have found that voters in democratic c
 ountries are far more reluctant to use military force against democracies 
 than against nondemocracies. This pattern may help explain why democracies
  almost never wage war against other democracies. In an important contribu
 tion\, Rathbun\, Parker\, and Pomeroy (2024) propose that the apparent dem
 ocratic peace in public opinion is an artifact of failing to account for r
 ace. Rather than democracy itself influencing support for war\, they argue
 \, the term “democracy” cues assumptions about the adversary’s racia
 l composition\, and those racialized assumptions are the true drivers of s
 upport for war. We reevaluate RPP’s evidence\, concluding that their dat
 a do not support their predictions. In fact\, their novel experiments prov
 ide powerful evidence that democracy affects support for war\, independent
  of race. Our findings contribute to major debates about both regime type 
 and race in international relations\, as well as the design and interpreta
 tion of survey experiments.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Jessica L. P. Weeks is P
 rofessor of Political Science and H. Douglas Weaver Chair in Diplomacy and
  International Relations in the Department of Political Science at UW-Madi
 son. Her research has appeared in journals including the American Politica
 l Science Review\, the Journal of Political Science\, the Journal of Polit
 ics\, International Organization\, and World Politics. Her book\, Dictator
 s at War and Peace\, explores the domestic politics of international confl
 ict in dictatorships. Weeks was the 2018 recipient of the International St
 udies Association Karl Deutsch Award\, recognizing the scholar under 40 wh
 o has made the most significant contribution to the study of international
  relations. Professor Weeks received a B.A. in political science from The 
 Ohio State University in 2001\, a Master’s degree in international histo
 ry from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in
  2003\, and a PhD in political science from Stanford University in 2009.
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LOCATION:Encina Hall\, William J. Perry Conference Room
SUMMARY:Race\, Democracy\, and Public Support for War
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 upport-for-war
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