Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Francis Fukuyama, Rationality, John Stuart Mill
16 Dec 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Cooperation in global politics = collective action problem. Realists/neo-realists vs. neoliberals (and constructivists/english school: temporary vs. Many other names & variations neo-classical liberals neo-conservatives structural liberals economic neorealists. Individual liberty is supreme (individual over the collective) state has right to sovereignty, but they are subject to restraints. In ir, accept many of the premises of realism and/or neo-realism (depending on the neoliberal: state regime type matters so does economic type and social values (fukuyama"s end of history claim) Disagreement with neo-realism: actor=source of explain change and interest, structure = source of explaining change and interests, most waffle between the two, but stress one. Nigmendra narain, political science 2231: intro to i. r. , 2012-13: page 1 of 7. Rumblings about international economic order: north: welfare state vs. neoliberal state. South: state-led development vs. foreign private investment: non-state actors becoming prominent: transnational corporations, ngos, etc. Inter-state cooperation: opec: oil cartels, gatt, and other inter-state trade organizations, un, nato, and other security organizations.
