INTST101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Theocracy, International Relations Theory, Westphalian Sovereignty
2 Oct 2015
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The issues we look at in this course are complex/multifaceted, hence the need for a multidisciplinary approach (i. e. drawing from more than one academic discipline). Power can be understood as the ability to get someone to do something he or she would not otherwise do. Put another way, power is the ability of an individual, group, state, etc to affect outcomes in ways that their preferences take precedence over the preferences of others. Yet portuguese & spanish maritime exploration in atlantic changed the fortunes of europe. European contact with new world" led to epidemics and massive population losses among indigenous populations within north and south america (basis of decline of inca, aztec and. Mayan civilizations etc directly linked to no immunity to old world diseases such as smallpox, measles, influenza, tuberculosis etc) est. 80-95% of populations lost to communicable diseases in the 150 years following first contact.
