INTR 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: De Jure, Class Conflict, Bourgeoisie
31 Oct 2016
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A critique to both the liberalist and realist theories of ir. Seeks to explain why states do what they do in terms of interstate behaviour. The international system is capitalist (more important than anarchy) states engage in materialistic and zero sum game power. Because the dominant states within the international system are capitalist, therefor spreading that capitalism to the other states. These are characterized by class struggle, as the bourgeoisie are often oppressive to the proletariat. The b maintains its position at the expense of the p. (systematic exploitation and discrimination) Internationalization of (domestic) capitalism: capitalism wants to expand and accumulate. Always seek to improve or expand upon their productive capacity. The more you produce, the more you have to sell. The more you sell, the more profit you make: want to produce more, more cost effectively, always seeking to expand your consumer base, market saturation.
