IR 210gw Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Islamism, Four Worlds, Hugo Grotius
6 Apr 2016
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Homework from last session: set out name card. Top three issues from perspective of a grotian (second to last page of introductory theory and analysis: political islam remains a potent force creates division between countries; poses a threat to certain societies and people of certain religions. Political islam belongs to radicals: arc of instability spanning middle east, asia, africa instability does not encourage cooperation; order is not in efect radicals may be able to acquire weapons, improved wmd capabilities of some states. Today: why are worldviews important to understand, review english school traditions - why this framework, four worlds + one policy framework, friday case study captain rockwood. Machiavellian morality: immoral to act against the interest of the state: sometimes have to do evil to maintain the power of the state. Kant: professional armies are reckless; citizen armies make people consider war more. All states are seeking to secure national interests, thus we have competing priorities.
