SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Statism, Nationstates
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Many theories are about individuals or organizations. If we want to study globalization, we need theories about how the global system works. Today, we"ll look at two theories from international relations (a branch of. A world of national states, anarchy, and military competition. Discussed in dunne & schmidt reading for today. Various strands (e. g. neo-realism) we"ll cover them with one broad stroke. Countries" behavior in the world is driven by the desire to survive and become more powerful. This occurs mainly through war and military competition. State here = country, i. e. nation-state (e. g. State here = country, i. e. nation-state (e. g. germany) Focus is on relationships between countries and how these relationships shape the global system. Nation-states are the dominant actors in the world. Other actors in the global system (e. g. international organizations or global companies) have little power. No actor above the nation-state can force it to do anything! Anarchy = a system without laws or authority where anything goes!
