POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Empiricism, United States Department Of State, Bomb
12 Mar 2016
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Mainstream ir theories as more similar than different in the issues they evade : serious consideration of gender. Keohane assumes a position of authority and power in evaluating feminist ir. Keohane"s analysis combines paranoia and discipline: male paranoia and male impulse to discipline. Keohane approves of feminist standpoint as it complements mainstream ir theory: most helpful, good girls . He points to the shortcomings of feminist empiricism, which highlights the international state system"s harmful impact on women: little girls , ir theory is not about the struggle of feminism, empiricism not as impactful as standpoint. Feminist perspective more hard to relate to ir in their time of 1989. Keohane assumes the voice of reason, decides for himself what is admissible. Participant observation at the center on defense technology and arms control. Defense intellectuals use deterrence to explain why it is safe to have weapons of a kind and number it is not safe to use .
