POLI 2403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Human Resources, Unilateralism, Multilateralism
28 May 2017
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Realism (system is anarchic; focused on relative power) Security is a concern for every theory- high politics of war and peace: classical realism through institutionalism believe states are unitary, rational actors, neorealism through functionalism include economic interest. Institutionalism and functionalism also address social issues: constructivism: all of these concerns, and the theories themselves, are socially constructed. In looking at why states use io"s, focus on institutionalism. States use of ios: realism, states use io"s if they are in state interest, hegemonic states, states will use ios to push their national interests, neo-realism. Io will only exist while it is in the interest of a hegemon. Institutionalism: a hegemon is needed to establish an io, but not to maintain it. Functionalism: no need for a central power to start an io, founded because there is a necessity for them because of a complex issue, other leaders- un organizations, etc. Don"t need a hegemon itself, just need some sort of leadership.
