POLS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Classical Liberalism, Invisible Hand, On Liberty

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2200
• Professor: Janine Clark

Document Summary

Lecture five - liberalism, interdependence and global governance. How does liberalism differ from realism in terms of its actors, assumptions and focus/ questions: states and multiple kinds of non-state actors are the key actors in liberalism. 5. rather than distinguishing between domestic and international politics, most liberals see international politics as an extension of domestic politics. 6. rather than questions about power and balance of power, the key analytical taks is to discover under what conditions international collaboration, even peace, might be achieved. 7. rather than relative gains and a zero-sum outcome, we have a positive-sum perspective - the size of the pie can be increased . 8. rather than hierarchy of high (military-security) and low politics, economic, environmental and social issues also matter. Human nature is characterized by reason and tolerance. In state of nature all people were equal and independent, and everyone had a natural right to defend his life, health, liberty, or possessions .