PSCI 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Class Conflict, North American Free Trade Agreement, Dependency Theory
16 Dec 2017
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Peace can only be secured through the formal establishment of international organization; peace must be constructed. Woodrow wilson and the league of nations. There are no non-state actors of the u. n. it is a club of sovereign states. Trade is the path to peace the more that states are trading with each other, the less likely they are to go to war with each other. Free trade brings mutual gain to all players. Interdependence: a condition where states (or peoples) are affected by decisions and developments taken by others, interdependence makes war too costly, as national economies become integrated, war proves to be disruptive and costly. Internationalization intensification of cross-border interaction, heightened interdependence (nafta, eu) Liberalization removing government imposed restrictions of trade, free reign of the marker. Universalization spread of various objects and experiences to all people. American hegemony and the globalization of world politics. 9/11 as a challenge to globalization and american power. Neorealism vs. neoliberal institutionalism: share premises.
