POLSCI 2I03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Kenneth Waltz, Security Dilemma, Behaviorism
22 Feb 2018
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Positivism: the idea that theories should make testable and falsi able hypotheses. Behaviourism: an approach that focuses on studying empirical regularities in order to make generalizations and offer predictions, often through quantitative analysis. Quantitative analysis: a style of research emphasizing measurement, numerical charity and statistics. Structural realism (systemic thinking- neo realism: david singer: the level of analysis problem in international relations. Theory (1961: levels of analysis, system-level analysis- don"t hate the player, hate the game"= don"t focus on the characteristics of the states themselves. focus on the ordering principle" that governs those relations: the condition of anarchy. Structural effects of anarchy: the behaviour of state actors is determined by the self-help logic of the anarchic system, (anarchy)= no recognized ruler, neo-realism is often called structural realism leading advocate of structural realism= kenneth waltz. In the book, man, the state and war (1959) In a self-help system everyone has to watch their back- cycle is called a security dilemma.
