SISU-105 FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Immanuel Kant, Autocracy, Neoliberalism

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Sisu-105 - lecture note - 2/06 liberalism, neoliberalism. Democracies rarely fight each other and often ally with each other against non- democracies. Those who fight in wars have a say in decision-making process. Democracies have a natural affinity for one another. Economic policy provides a secondary venue for conflict/cooperation. States are able to work out their differences/build trust. Economically liberal states were deemed less aggressive because. Commercial interests have a preference for peace/threat of war. Use a lower level of analysis: peace depends on the internal character of governments. Republics (with a legislative branch that can hold a monarch in check) are more peaceful than autocracies. Note: period of transition to democracy may be more war-prone than either a stable democracy or stable autocracy. Trade: increases wealth, cooperation, and global well-being governments want to avoid conflict. Kant was terrified of the sort of mob rule that occurred during the french revolution advocated for limited public rule.

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