PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Liberal Democracy, Economic Integration

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Peace Studies
• Course: PEACEST 1A03
• Professor: J.Tunnicliffe

Document Summary

Civil or inner-state wars (less war between states) Speed at which war spreads (in # of sides and in geography) New actors, new battlefields, new technology, new strategies. How do peace scholars characterize modern armed conflict: largely about power / control over resources: power within states, and within the global community, intertwined with culture, ethnicity, religion: often not as a root causes, Involving new strategies: new battlefields, new technology-but also involving civilians and other outside actors: increasingly internationalized: principles of impartiality and neutrally of states increasingly blurred. Many reason (arguments) but conflict today s highly influences by global trends: The increased interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples and countries characterized by: the opening of borders to increasingly fast flows of goods services, finances, people and ideas across international borders- with significant economic, political, social, and cultural implications. Argument #1 globalization leads to cooperation and lowers the probability of armed conflict. Liberal peace view traced back to kant.