INTR 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Westphalian Sovereignty, Rational Choice Theory, Hans Morgenthau
25 Dec 2017
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Naming and defining is deliberate and purposeful. Those doing so, do it according to analysis and biases to try and convey those to others. Essentially contested concept - definitional variation - no common agreement / concrete consensus - debate over how it"s used. Terms can refer to a specific perception of time, as conditions change; modifications and something nomenclature rejection. Retention of terms - alteration to retain relevance. He said preexisting terms didn"t encapsulate the sovereignty of the state that was still developing. State is relatively new in the social organizations. Increased number of interstate interaction = international relations. Lower case refers to the subject matter. Ir refers to the study of international relations. Field of study emerged around 1919 u of wales. Matured after the ww2 and in the wake of cold war emergence. Common set of concepts, methods that transcend all previous boundaries.
