POLSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Power Transition Theory, World Politics
12 Oct 2016
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Lec wed, 10-5-16 security policy in the long run. Long-term structural forces do not determine the future of world politics. Seven short answers answer five of your choice (half of the midterm) Second half analyze an edited news story with ps 160 concepts (write a short essay) Blue books are due mon, oct 17. Outline the shifts in power among the major powers over the last two hundred years. Differentiate balance of power and power transition explanations of security policy in the long run. The economies of china and india are growing rapidly, meaning they will grow more powerful over the coming decades. Two views of how states respond to security challenges in the long run: Balance of power argues that countries join together against concentrations of power. Power transition contends that long-term shifts in power driven by industrialization shape struggles for dominances in world politics.
