GVPT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kenneth Waltz, Economic Sanctions, Power Politics
7 Dec 2015
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O ways of organizing and making sense of ir: lenses through which one views and observes the, you view world as realist, the politicians and leaders world don"t necessarily see same way. League of nations (20s and 30s): how to prevent aggression and war: moral suasion, economic sanctions, collective security, league tried to sustain peace so never repeat world. Realism assumptions: states act in self-interests, power/dominance, morality has no place in ir, state"s are primary actors. Theoretical approaches are: a system of states that join together and make an explicit commitment to do two things: Renounce the use of force to settle disputes with. Promise to use force against any member who each other breaks rule1. Potential advantages of collective security: simplicity- force is simply outlawed, certainty- guaranteed action to stop conflict. Problems with collective security under the league of nations: big states did not participate, great power politics realism .
