This book advances the theory that 'democratic peace' does not exclusively refer to an absence of war among democracies but should also be thought of as a particular way of 'doing, thinking and feeling' peace.

Jorg Kustermans is Associate Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. He works at the intersection of international theory, social theory, and historical international relations, with publications both in International Relations (Journal of International Relations and Development, Review of International Studies, Millennium, Global Constitutionalism, International Organization, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Global Studies Quarterly) and in related fields (Thesis Eleven, Journal of Historical Sociology, Journal of the History of International Law).

1.Introduction. 2.Finding democratic peace. 3.Social practices. 4.Intermezzo: Henry Maine and the modern invention of peace. 5.A Modern Practice? 6.Cold War. 7.Regicide. 8.Conclusion: Historicization and the future of democratic peace.