Public Opinion, Rivalry, and the Democratic Peace: Experimental Evidence from South Korea

Author:

Kim Gidong1ORCID,Kim Yu Bin2ORCID,Kwak Dongjin3

Affiliation:

1. Stanford University , USA

2. University of Missouri , USA

3. Korea University , South Korea

Abstract

Abstract Recent studies on the public opinion mechanism of the democratic peace have demonstrated experimentally that democratic citizens are averse to attacking other democracies. The presence of rivalry, however, has long been recognized as one of the important factors contributing to either initiation or recurrence of international conflict. Despite such importance, our understanding remains limited as to how rivalry affects public opinion, particularly in the context of the democratic peace. In this article, we argue that democratic publics’ perception of rivalry weakens the effect of regime type. We expect democratic publics to be less reluctant in terms of fighting other rival democracies. Using an original survey experiment in South Korea, we demonstrate that the South Korean public, similar to those of western democracies, is reluctant to use force against nonrival democracies, but less so against rival democracies. Our findings suggest that the scope of the democratic peace should be qualified.

Funder

Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea

National Research Foundation of Korea

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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