POLS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Minority Government, Crisis Management, Neoliberalism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 261
• Professor: Stefanievon Hlatky

Document Summary

Ref to hobbes (state of nature, life is short + brutish) Relative level of security indicated by military spending. No end to power seeking, anarchy undermines potential for trust. Poor us performance in vietnam unable to restore order. Us was cautious of casualties, no political risks, politically controversial (societal revolution), reduction of executive power. Vietcong had a fight to the death ideology. Return to classical thought, looks at domestic level factors in international policy. Ability for decision-making to deliver i. e. public opinion not in favor politicians will not push for their goals. Minority government (liberal + ndp coalition) difficult to implement decisions due to. Believe main driver is still power politics, but sometimes leaders are constrained (public opinion, election results, coalitions) stark differences in values. A view of international politics based on the pursuit of democratic values, free-trade markets and multilateral cooperation in a rule-based international society. Believes we can replicate domestic liberalism at the international level.