POLI 244 Lecture 3: POLI 244 Essay Q Study Guide
3 Oct 2016
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Parsimony (can you diminish it to an extremely simple explanation) International system can be manipulated to accommodate peace. Ideational (state preferences based on domestic social values and identities) Republican (state preferences based on systems of domestic representation) Classical (international politics as a result of human nature) Neoclassical (actions of a state in the international system can be explained by systemic variables) Neo-realist (propose that structural constraints not strategy, egoism, or motivation will determine behavior) Realism holds that all states pursue their interests while liberalism holds that states can cooperate with one another and act more altruistically. To realists, states want only to maintain their own security. They want to get power so that they can be strong enough to be secure from attack. All of their actions are motivated by this desire. Liberals (also called idealists) argue that states are not always looking for power.
