POL S101 Lecture Notes - Dependency Theory, World-Systems Theory, Class Conflict
21 Nov 2013
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Marxism: neither marx nor engels wrote much about international relations, but were very influential on others. Western marxism vs. authoritarian marxism: lenin, stalin and mao developed marxist ideas in a particular direction often called scientific socialism , this model was often exported to the developing world from the ussr and. China: false consciousness of bourgeoisie-dominated capitalism spread globally through imperialism. Dependency theory: andr gunder frank, explains underdevelopment in poor countries in terms of western exploitation rather than local cultural factors, independence has not changed much since the exploitative relations of colonialism still remain, places emphasis on core-periphery relationships. Periphery (people who have become rich based on their relationship with the core to exploit there own countries and their own resources) Traffic system regulates our behavior on the roads. Alexander wendt: anarchy is what states make of it it is not natural, we make it.
