POLI SCI 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Immanuel Kant, Liberal Internationalism, Perpetual Peace
8 Mar 2018
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Do we think domestic politics matter: who is president matters, parliament matter, media, see online notes. 1795 perpetual peace: republican government (democracy, commerce (trade, cosmopolitan communities (international institutions) Evidence: since 1815, no two democracies have sought a war against one san other: democratic peace. Trade democratic states trade a lot more- Leadership turnover (leaders can"t spend forever in power) Issue: the dyadic problem: democracies have fought more wars than another other type of government, they go to war a lot, just not to each other. What us a democracy: competitive elections, broad adult suffrage, protection of minority rights, respect or civil liberties. Still believe in anarchy and rationalistic power-maximizing leaders. But : international institutions mitigate anarchy, domestic politics can migrate power-hungry leaders, cooperation is more common than conflict. Realism has not taken the liberal challenge lightly. Institutions are common and maybe even powerful, but they represent the interests of the great powers (i. e. , the united states: ex.
