POLB80H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Security Dilemma, Democratic Peace Theory, Epistemic Community
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Is a competing approach to international relations. Better is there. it happens a lot. Liberalism is a classic theory in ir that rejects the notion that power politics defines the international system, and proposes that phases and cooperation are possible. Human beings don"t sucks all the time. It is a newer branch of liberalism that explains why states cooperate by looking down at how institutions and law mitigate anarchy. States are concerned with absolute gains , not just competition. I. g you make but i only make on trade agreement. 2 states are the most important actors in international relations. 4 leadership styles, regime types and societal actors all affect international affairs. when the society opt out, the calculation matter. Cooperation is possible: states can choose to cooperate on the basis of common interests. Regime type matters: liberalism assume that democracies and dictator ships behave differently in international relations democratic peace theory.
