The Tenets of Democratic Peace Theory

For centuries people all over the world have asked for permanent world peace. The basic framework of this idea is given in Immanuel Kant's 1795 paper "Eternal Peace". In his work, he says that peace is not natural for man, that is why governments that represent society and power have to use politics to ensure peace conditions. Immanuel Kant's paper "About Persistent Peace" shows the starting point of the origin of "democratic peace theory".

The theory of democratic peace is very divisive among political scientists. It is rooted in the idealistic, classical liberal tradition and the realism theory which was once dominant. However, the theory of democratic peace is more widely accepted, and in some democracies the policy change has been achieved. In the United States, the presidents of the two major parties have expressed support for this theory. Democratic party member Bill Clinton said in a 1994 congress speech as follows: Republican George W. Bush said: "I am very strong, democracy is democracy, I do not plan to fight each other.

The theory of democratic peace is the theory which shows the essence of democracy, democracy never fights each other. The reason is that democracies externize their norms and fight only for justice. Each country can be categorized according to whether it accepts the current situation or accepts the revisionist. I mean, I want to change it. The revisionist country tried to fundamentally change the rules and practices of international relations and felt the current situation is disadvantageous. They believe that international systems are primarily Western creatures and will help to strengthen the present reality. Since maintaining the current situation is now beneficial, Japan is an example of a country that has changed from revisionist countries to maintaining the status quo.