POLS 2401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: World War I, Power Transition Theory, Economic Collapse
6 Dec 2016
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Chapter 2 the struggle for pri(cid:373)a(cid:272)y i(cid:374) a. Realism: based on a view of the individual as primarily selfish and power seeking, negative point of view. Individuals organized in states: states are unitary, rational actors that pursue their national interests, no rules/no way to enforce rules, security dilemma, anarchic, most important concern is to manage insecurity. Liberalism: central insight; possible to overcome worst aspects of realist world, societal progress; people can improve morally, faith in international law, war is preventable through collective security, shares many realist assumptions: Military power, trade, investment, negotiation, persuasion: process of interaction. Power transition theory: for example: rise and fall of roman empire, song dynasty. Example: cold war united states and soviet union. Example: united states after the cold war. States generally expand because of threats and opportunities in the international system. Weaker states gravitate toward a rising power. War (for example, germany lost wwi and then caused wwii; hitler was considered a.
