POLISCI 359 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fernand Braudel, Susan Strange, Antonio Gramsci
1 Feb 2016
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An older tradition, going back to marxian scholarship but also far more diverse. Tend to emphasize the structure of global capitalism at heart of their analysis. Usually materialist in analysis (they emphasize importance of material structures) Key concepts: often seen as imprecise, messy scholarship, hegemony (gramscian, not realist, transnational class formation, organic intellectuals. People include: antonio gramsci (had a different idea of hegemony, karl marx, fernand braudel, robert cox. Emphasize the role of ideas and intersubjective meaning in international relations. Each of these traditions have: their own unique intellectual history, different ontologies of power, differing research programs (they ask different kinds of questions) Robert cox: emphasized the centrality of production in the way the global economy is governed: we need to focus on a bigger picture than just interactions between states as we find them now, today. Susan strange: emphasized evolving nature of global economy: you guys are lame.
