Globalization and the "Democratic Peace" as Civilizing Forces?: the case study of Israel

• Autores: Lorenzo Kamel
• Localización: Diacronie: Studi di Storia Contemporanea, ISSN-e 2038-0925, Nº. 8, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Le sembianze di Clio: approcci alla storia)
• Idioma: italiano
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  • Cosmopolitans, striving to make all human beings part of one worldwide community, are inspired by two developments of today�s world: globalization and the so-called �democratic peace�. But is this hope justified � do these phenomenons exert a civilizing force? By discussing the case of Israel, i.e. a partially developed democracy, it is found that it is difficult for globalization to become a cosmopolitan force under the circumstances of conflict. Furthermore, democracies are able to project their internal values onto foreign policy only when dealing with other democracies; they display autocratic foreign policy behaviour when dealing with non-liberal states. In this respect a full-fledged and internationally recognized Palestinian democratic state could increase the chances for a future of mutual respect in the Holy Land.