POLS 2920 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Post-Structuralism, Hegemonic Masculinity, Liberal Feminism
25 Sep 2017
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Social construction of the world (vs. rationalism) Focuses on mutually constitutive and sociality aspects of state formation. Emphasis on ideational structures and the weight of history. Anarchy doesn"t exists, it is what states make of it! Finding out what rule and type of language will make states actin specific ways. Looking at rules that comply rules why would states take away from their economic development to save the environment? . World politics evolve out of ideational structures that states have developed through decades of interactions. These ideational structures and norms create perceived interest and social identities of states. Emphasis on history & norms shaping state interactions to understand how they act. State sovereignty and respect for human lives are the pillars of why the un was created. Intersubjective structure (common language with which we negotiate) interaction among states help us understand the art of state-relations. The common language, the solutions, and the providing of options.
