POLSCI 3Q03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Security Dilemma, Classical Liberalism, World Economy

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 3Q03
• Professor: D R.fisher

Document Summary

It"s a (cid:272)o(cid:373)petitio(cid:374), a(cid:271)out ha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g just e(cid:374)ough po(cid:449)er so (cid:455)ou are (cid:374)ot i(cid:374) a pla(cid:272)e to (cid:271)e a (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) to another state. Once states answer to their own fear, leads to the fear of others, which then responds, and the original state also respond. It is the instinct of self-preservation that causes us to not know how to act. Ultimate source of action if fear and uncertainty about the intentions of other states. Used to explain cold war as well as world war. Existence of dilemma is a meeting of the minds of liberals and neorealism. Joh(cid:374) herz sa(cid:455)s it does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter (cid:449)hether (cid:373)a(cid:374) or state is pea(cid:272)eful or aggressi(cid:448)e (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:374)ature, it"s the uncertainty in the s(cid:455)ste(cid:373), it"s the a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) that states feel a(cid:271)out u(cid:374)(cid:272)ertai(cid:374)t(cid:455) that leads to security dilemma. Defensive neo realist believe states seek to keep their power for security reasons: trying to keep status quo, not interested in expansion.