Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Human Security, Infection, Forced Migration
11 Apr 2017
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Realism a power politics model emphasizing: anarchy. Heart of the international order: egoism. Heart of the realist understanding: national interest. High hopes in their interests rather than the other states: conflict. Characteristic of the international scene: balance of power. Do not want to be bound to a hobbesian state of nature. More thinking in terms of international relations in terms of realism. Neorealism a structural model emphasizing: anarchy. Outside of states there is no overarching order: national security. Due to the absence of state like order the states have to take care of themselves and be in charge of their own security. At the level of their own state. Different in their capabilities: distribution of capabilities. States differ substantially from where they are from. Depends on how big their population is, the size of the land: international system. Distribution of different capabilities within these: polarity. Liberalism an interdependence model emphasizing: cooperation. Focus on how the international history of anarchy.
