PSC 2440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: E. H. Carr, Hard Power, Human Nature

• School: GWU
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSC 2440
• Professor: Scott Weiner

Document Summary

Classical realism: thucydides, sun tzu, morgenthau, eh carr; clausewitz, human nature is root of politics, all politics is a struggle for power. Treatment of human nature based on human experiences over past 3,500 years. Recognizes role of communities in maintaining home and abroad, but the commonalities between domestic and international affairs: difference is in design not in kind. It underestimates effectiveness of the balance of powers i. e cold war. Underestimate the utility of hard power: capabilities are only one source of power, power does not equate to influence.