POL SCI 139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: 2014 Winter Olympics, Hard Power, Rational Agent
15 Oct 2016
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Intervention into russia not simply from a violation of territory, but indirect pressure from international organizations. Nation: linked through common descent, culture, language, or territorial integrity (social) State: outside socioeconomic hierarchies w/ autonomous office holders. France as a nation-state: culturally diverse > change of definition of a nation. Kurds: iran, iraq, syria, turkey, armenia as a nation, but not a staple. A state w/ a nation: lebanon, separated by religious communities, national bond has not superseded religion. Prevented by not wanting to give in more, issue of security. Good: explains various issues, examples, situations predicts phenomena. Driven by survival, dog-eat-dog (anarchy), protect independence and sovereignty notion-states have authority vs. anarchy, opposite ideas. Assumptions of anarchic order needs self-help for themselves. Hezbollah intervenes in syria w/o word from lebanon government. Nation-state is the main actor (state) w/ one voice. Iran"s military in middle east: influence for military, ports, resources (power)
