POLI 2057 Lecture : Lecture 2 Jan 25
Document Summary
*a lot of variation on how states behave depending on who is in charge. These groups have nothing to do with gov. and the end up changing state behavior. State: how states make decisions; economic power; military power; domestic factors. Global (systemic): interactions of states and nonstate actors at the international level that affect conflict and cooperation. : napoleon used a national army not paid mercenaries impact of nationalism, germany, italian, etc. Role of colonialism n transforming the international system. Greek city-states are one of earliest examples of international politics. First attempt at general analysis of internatinal politics. Thucydides" theory: the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. Int. politics depends on distribution of power (balance of power) Military strength as a way to ensure defense. Athens, when they thought they didn"t want to stenelaidas thought the athenians were going to free their slaves and were gaining power fast.
