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Cover -- The Democratic Politics Of Military Interventions: Political Parties, Contestation, And Decisions To Use Force Abroad -- Copyright -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction And Plan Of The Book -- 1.1 The 'neglected Element': Political Parties And Foreign Affairs -- 1.2 Which Parties? Which Policies? -- 1.3 Plan Of The Book -- Chapter 2: Democratic Politics And Foreign Affairs: A Theoretical Framework 2.1 The Normative Debate: The (in)compatibility Of Democratic Politics With International Conflict And Security -- 2.2 Zooming In On The Democratic Politics Of International Conflict: The Democratic Peace Debate And Beyond -- 2.2.1 Democratic Institutions -- 2.2.2 Liberal Ideas And Political Culture: Ambivalence And Diversity -- 2.3 Differences Among Democracies And Party-political Orientation Of Government -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Contestation And Politicization Of Security And Defence Policy -- 3.1 Contestation And Politicization -- 3.2 Methodology 3.3 Long-term Patterns Of Contestation: Congressional Voting Between 1789 And 2014 -- 3.4 Foreign, Security, And Defence Policy Votes In Germany And The Netherlands -- 3.5 Deployment Votes -- 3.5.1 Us Declarations Of War And Authorizations To Use Force -- 3.5.2 Deployment Votes Since The End Of The Cold War -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Party Politics Of Foreign And Security Policy -- 4.1 Why Political Parties Differ -- 4.2 How Political Parties Differ: The Left/right And The 'new Politics' Dimensions 4.3 Dimensions Of Party-political Contestation: Evidence From Manifestos, Experts, And Parliamentary Votes -- 4.3.1 Pro Or Against The Military And Security And Defence Policy: Evidence From Party Manifestos -- 4.3.2 Pro Or Against Peace And Security Missions: Evidence From Expert Surveys -- 4.3.3 Pro Or Against Actual Military Deployments: Evidence From Votes In Parliament -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Debating