POLI 244 Study Guide - Neoliberalism, Social Fact
12 Dec 2012
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Wendt: anarchy is what states make of it. Anarchy is what states make of it. Permissive view: only if human or domestic factors cause a to attack b will b have to defend itself. Neorealism: role of practice in shaping the character of anarchy is substantially reduced less about which to argue. Actors: define their interests in the process of defining situations. Competitive security system: states identify negatively with each other"s security so that ego"s gain is seen as alters loss. Negative identification under anarchy constitutes system of realist power politics. Individualistic security system: states are indifferent to the relationship between their own and others" security: constitutes neoliberal systems. Concerned primarily with absolute gains rather than relative gains. Cooperative security system: states identify positively with one another so that the security of each is perceived as the responsibility of all.
