PACS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Global Public Good, Invisible Hand

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Peace and Conflict Studies
• Course: PACS201
• Professor: Rachel Reist

Document Summary

Pacs 201: lecture 4 notes world order paradigm. Traditional view of conflict and violence prevention: if you want peace have to prepare for war si vis pacem, para bellum . Competition viewed as more natural than cooperation, not enough good values/wealth. Canadian national public good is health care and universal literacy, infrastructure, law and order. Si vis pacem, para pacem: if you want peace, prepare for peace. Peace is more than the absence of war also a presence of things that make for a decent existence social justice, economic well being, etc. World order paradigm: cooperation, peace is possible through it. Progress is possible- better be because interdependence is defining reality of international politics- one nations legitimate goals is best realized through cooperation with other nations. Progress is possible, we should respect the past, learn from it , but try not to repeat things that aren"t worth repeating.