Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forego, Soft Power, Realpolitik

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2231E
• Professor: Rado Dimitrov

Document Summary

You want to have control over territory. Mirror: writing to leaders -> learn from my teaching -> become a great leader -> build a great kingdom: see yourself in the mirror, take the lessons i can give you (snow white) Key idea for him is to build and consolidate empires through warfare: not just through brute force. Winning wars through: not fighting: diplomacy, pre fighting: psychological, terms of surrender, giving them your demands, only fight: when your victory is assured. If (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)i(cid:374) a (cid:449)a(cid:396) th(cid:396)ough st(cid:396)ategi(cid:272) (cid:373)easu(cid:396)es, the(cid:374) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t fight at all. O(cid:374)l(cid:455) fight if (cid:455)ou(cid:859)(cid:396)e goi(cid:374)g to (cid:449)i(cid:374), a defi(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e (cid:448)i(cid:272)to(cid:396)(cid:455) Relational analysis: look at the distribution of power between actors in as system - neo realism. Mandala or circle of kings: neighbour is my enemy, m(cid:455) e(cid:374)e(cid:373)(cid:455)(cid:859)s (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)ou(cid:396) is (cid:373)(cid:455) f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)d -> gives us the notion of alliances and shows their importance.