POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Hegemonic Stability Theory, Liberal Democracy, Collective Security
20 Dec 2012
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Can help explain war and provide an explanation of war. Do not deny the significance of war: unlike constructivists, but there"s a bridge inspired by demoniac ideas. Domestic level of consideration lots of different kind of liberals looking at foreign policy, how its determined and how foreign policy can put us on the path towards war. More than a systemic or structural considerations: more than just bargaining states to determine relative power. War is an outcome that reflects domestic level preferences. War may be an intentional choice for some actors: domestic level interest. Liberalism, like realism hold the actors primarily pursue material-interests: often understood economically. Liberals argue that commerce tends to lead to peace: blainey-bargaining theory of war. Various economic actors can obvs influence how foreign policy is determined or shaped: to make war more likely. Not same claim that states fight for economic interests. Marx says the state reflects class interests. Britain prior to ww1, split in britain.
