POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Reconstruction, European Balance Of Power, Peace Of Westphalia
19 Aug 2016
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Paths and legacies in history: critical junctures in european. The basic structure of european politics: territorial states. Origins of the european state system: the peace of westphalia (reading from coursepack: philpott) The division between east and west: patrimonialism, russian. Exceptionalism and the east-west divide (reading from coursepack: The historical context a narrative to european politics. An organizing logic in the long 19th c. Begins in revolution and ends in war and the defeat of fascism. It is a period marked by political instability and recurring inter-state wars. Consequences of the french revolution it has a major impact on contemporary politics. We are collapsing history into analytical framework drawing out the essential detail in political history. Those who are seeking to reshape french politics their motives and goals are not initially revolutionary. Lxvi refused to sign the constitution (french rev history) To institute liberal ideals into the political institutions in paris. Reform is a process that cannot be completely managed.
