POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Robert Keohane, Joseph Nye, Ernst Haas
22 Oct 2016
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Ir is an objective field of study where events are governed by universal laws. The state is the most important actor and it is a rational and unitary actor. States seek to maximize security/power; national interest. The distribution of power is imperative for understanding ir. States sometimes rely on force or the threat of force to achieve their ends; the potential for violence is always present. We should focus on what is, not on what ought to be. Important: liberalism in ir has different meaning that the use of the word in day to day language: liberalism as the dominant ideology of our time. Keohane, joseph nye jr. (cid:524): functionalist theory of integration, military force less useful (cid:523)germany, japan (cid:524) security v. welfare, eu: )nstitutional liberalism (cid:523)w. wilson, r. keohane (cid:524) international. Neo realism vs. neo liberalism: relative vs. absolute gains, can (cid:498)common (cid:523)weak relative gains. (cid:523)keohane(cid:524) interests(cid:499) Anarchy does not rule out (cid:498)significant elements of legitimate.
