KIN 2500 Chapter : McKinley Chapter 11
15 Mar 2019
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Power politics (cont. : waltz"s structural or neorealism. States as billiard balls : a game of physics- action and reaction. Power the only differentiating factor between like-units in the international system: domestic structure, hierarchical structure. For international relations, there is no hierarchy, all states are equal: function each unit fulfills. Between states there are no different functions, all their functions are the same and equal: to rule their country (all a billiard ball on the table: each unit"s capacity. Not all states are equal in this sense because they do not all have the same resources and capacity: power. Additional power resources: reciprocity, reward you for doing something, good behavior, etc. Identity i. e. other states want to join the eu, but first they have to change their preferences and behavior to match the european identity (influence other states: problems with power analysis.
