Little over 200 years ago, a quarter of a century of warfare with an 'outlaw state' brought the great powers of Europe to their knees. That state was the revolutionary democracy of France. Since then, there has been a remarkable transformation in the way democracy is understood and valued today, it is the non-democractic states that are seen as rogue regimes. Now, Christopher Hobson explores democracys remarkable rise from obscurity to centre stage in contemporary international relations.
Preface; 1.Introduction: Beyond the End of History; 2.Thucydidean
Themes: Democracy in International Relations; 3.Fear and Faith: The Founding
of the United States; 4.The Crucible of Democracy: The French Revolution;
5.Reaction, Revolution and Empire: The Nineteenth Century;
6. The Wilsonian
Revolution: World War One;
7. From the Brink to Triumph: The Twentieth
Century;
8. Conclusion: Democracy and Humility; Bibliography
Christopher Hobson is Assistant Professor in the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the United Nations University. Christopher previously worked as a Research Associate at the United Nations University (2010 2013); and as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University (20082010). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the Australian National University.
