DVM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: J. P. Dutta, Child Sponsorship, Ethnic Cleansing

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM 1100
• Professor: Mahmoud Masaeli

Document Summary

Part one: understanding moral incentives behind international development programs: realism: a timeless paradigm (look at the political aspects, not interested in human rights) (created based on role of state) Main assumptions (sss): security: international system is anarchical and conflict-prone. All states must pursue power for their security (survive). (seen as the most emergent need) security = prosperity: statism: sovereign states are the most important actors. They are rational decision-makers: self-help: states must always strive for power to protect their citizens. Why do realists claim that morality does not have a place in the international life: the world is anarchic. In order to survive states must purpose power: power for security: there is no higher authority in the world. Consequently, there is no enforcing (international) law that states must abide: just follow the rules of peaceful co-existence. Realism and international life: anarchy makes conflicts in the international system inevitable, anarchy forces the states to compete against each other.