Diffusion of Democracy

Diffusion of Democracy is a research project centered on examining the causes of democratization, with a special emphasis on the postulated role of international trade in affecting the process. The research project was underaken in the Fall semester1999 in an experimental seminar, IR 127 (Research in International Relations). The syllabus is available, in rough form, here.

The final project report and some of its appendices are available in pdf format. If you don't have the required Adobe Acrobat plug-in to read pdf files, it is available here. The download is quick, easy, and free.

Project Report
Appendix One
Appendix Three