IAFF 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Offensive Realism, Neoliberalism, Sept
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Constructivism, war french revolution and napoleon, great power. Emphasizes role of ideas and identity (as opposed to material power and interests) Prospects for change: not easy, but possible. Prescriptions or proscriptions for behavior, for actors with certain identity. Only type of normative effect you have in realism or neoliberalism. Substantive/constitutive - norm has taken-for-granted character, constitutes identity. Identity norm interest behavior. Permissive effect - nor against one thing creates more environment for another thing. Taboo against the use of nuclear weapons. War of choice - low interest engaged. Convergence of principles with interests of powerful states. Norm adopted against wished of powerful states (richard price) Grafting of effects of weapons onto norms against indiscriminateness . Land mines - highlights roles of individuals. Overviews of wars of french revolution and napoleon. Immediate cause: scal crisis triggered by french support for american revolution. Louis xvi forced to summon estates general in january 1789. Third estate designates itself new national assembly in june.