POLI 244 Study Guide - Pareto Efficiency, North American Free Trade Agreement, United Nations Security Council Resolution 661
12 Dec 2012
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Political actors require degree of personal or collective security as prereq to other goals (at an extreme) desire power and ability to dominate others as part of human nature or essential to survival in competitive intl env. Political actors presumed to desire higher standard of living. Democracy, human rights, dignity, glory of particular god, etc. Ideas play a key role for what actors believe to be good and desirable. * interests can all be interconnected / rough division of 3 schools of thought. * p. 48 textbook table of key actors and interests in wp. Interactions (choices of 2+ actors producing political outcomes) Actors are purposive: choose among options with regard for their consequences; Strategic interaction: employ strategies (in response to anticipated strategies of other actors) Cooperation coordination: interaction where all actors benefit from same choice, no incentive to not comply // collaboration: interaction where actors all benefit, but individual incentives exist for defection.
