“Rousseau argues that international conflict may lead to short-term retrenchments in civil and political rights, especially for minority groups, but that conflict accompanied by mass mobilization generates pressures for expanding rights, long-term. Rousseau admirably combines various historical and recent case studies, methodological approaches, and types of data to assess the validity and general applicability of this ‘J-curve argument.’”
—Carl Henrik Knutsen, University of Oslo
— Carl Henrik Knutsen, University of Oslo
“In well-analyzed case studies and careful assessments of data, David Rousseau and his colleagues tell a sophisticated and persuasive story showing that wars can have not one but two effects: short run militarization and longer run enfranchisement and empowerment. This book is a superb complement to all the studies of how democracy and autocracy shape the decision of whether to go to war.”
—Michael Doyle, Columbia University
— Michael Doyle
“In War and Rights, David Rousseau takes a big swing at a big question: What is the relationship between war and political rights? Employing varied methods, relying on diverse forms of data, and exploring wide-ranging evidence, Rousseau makes a powerful case that the effects of war are, when it comes to political rights, complex and cross-cutting—and often (but not always) more salutary and expansive than we typically think.”
—Ronald R. Krebs, Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in the Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
— Ronald R. Krebs
“This fine volume collects collaborative research testing the dominant theories about the complex relationship between war and rights. Rousseau helps us to understand when military mobilization contributes to or thwarts rights advances, and what causal mechanisms lie behind these developments. A must read for both security scholars and scholars of civil rights.”
—Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, SUNY
— Julie Novkov
“Addressing a classical question with new historical data and state-of-the-art methods, David Rousseau and his colleagues show that, while war may thwart political rights in the short run, warring states often end up making concessions at a later stage. This important finding is of great policy relevance in today's world.”
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Professor of International Conflict Research, ETH Zürich
— Lars-Erik Cederman
“Rousseau argues that international conflict may lead to short-term retrenchments in civil and political rights, especially for minority groups, but that conflict accompanied by mass mobilization generates pressures for expanding rights, long-term. Rousseau admirably combines various historical and recent case studies, methodological approaches, and types of data to assess the validity and general applicability of this ‘J-curve argument.’”
—Carl Henrik Knutsen, University of Oslo
— Carl Henrik Knutsen, University of Oslo
“This fine volume collects collaborative research testing the dominant theories about the complex relationship between war and rights. Rousseau helps us to understand when military mobilization contributes to or thwarts rights advances, and what causal mechanisms lie behind these developments. A must read for both security scholars and scholars of civil rights.”
—Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, SUNY
— Julie Novkov
“Addressing a classical question with new historical data and state-of-the-art methods, David Rousseau and his colleagues show that, while war may thwart political rights in the short run, warring states often end up making concessions at a later stage. This important finding is of great policy relevance in today's world.”
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Professor of International Conflict Research, ETH Zürich
— Lars-Erik Cederman
“In well-analyzed case studies and careful assessments of data, David Rousseau and his colleagues tell a sophisticated and persuasive story showing that wars can have not one but two effects: short run militarization and longer run enfranchisement and empowerment. This book is a superb complement to all the studies of how democracy and autocracy shape the decision of whether to go to war.”
—Michael Doyle, Columbia University
— Michael Doyle
“In War and Rights, David Rousseau takes a big swing at a big question: What is the relationship between war and political rights? Employing varied methods, relying on diverse forms of data, and exploring wide-ranging evidence, Rousseau makes a powerful case that the effects of war are, when it comes to political rights, complex and cross-cutting—and often (but not always) more salutary and expansive than we typically think.”
—Ronald R. Krebs, Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in the Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
— Ronald R. Krebs