Despots, democrats, and the determinants of international conflict Book

	Acknowledgements
	Foreword
	Introduction: An Overview of the Book	1
Pt. I	The Development of the Theory
	The Nature and Function of Scientific Theory	9
	Theory in the Social Sciences	16
	Theoretical Endeavour in the Field of Linkage Politics	19
	Setting Out the Conceptual Foundations	25
	Specifying the Ideal-Types and Assembling the Model	30
	Domestic Structure and Foreign Policy	51
	A Review of the Theoretical Findings	75
Pt. II	The Empirical Testing
	The Coupling of the Theoretical Findings with Empirical Observations - The Methodological Rationale	79
	The Justification Programme	87
	The Falsification Programme	137
Pt. III	The Policy Implications
	The Conceptual Frame of Reference	151
	The Rational Model - Criticism and Vindication	151
	Political Structure and the Variance of Rational Choice Behaviour	157
	Domestic Political Structure and Risk Preference: The Implications for Rational Choice and Foreign Policy Formulation	158
	Domestic Political Structure and Decision Criteria: The Implications for Rational Choice and Foreign Policy Formulation	168
	Some Operational Implications	180
	Summary: A Review of the Book	190
	Notes	195
	Bibliography	216
	Index	225