POL 140 Lecture : Critical Approaches to Understanding International Relations
12 Dec 2013
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Theory is always for someone and for some purpose. robert cox: reflection of viewpoints, perspectives and interpretations. Doesn"t view the social system as a given (political, economic, social, etc. : questions the power and politics behind what we tend to leave unquestioned which is assumed natural, they question what liberalists and. This category of theories is the most diverse of the three. Develops from the work of karl marx (1818-1883) Marx didn"t focus on the international directly, but his work has been developed at this level by others. His ideas have been taken by ir and reapplied at the international level. Basics: history has evolved through different modes of production. Feudalism -> capitalism -> socialism -> communism: most of the world is capitalistic, each mode of production is the economic base of its society, economic base influences the political system, social system, culture, etc. (superstructure) Fostering technological change: private ownership of production.
