POLI 342 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, International Law, Economy Of Japan
12 Oct 2018
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POLI 342
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Course objectives: understand the evolution of the IPE
• Trade
• Monetary relations
• Investment
Course outline:
• Midterm (25%)
o IDs
o Essay
o Feb 26th
• Paper (25%)
o 6 pages
o Focused on course materials
o April 4th
• Final (40%)
o Essay (whole course)
o IDs (2nd half)
• Conferences (10%)
o Jan 22nd
Theories:
• Realism
o Structural realism
• Liberalism
o Classical
o Analytical
• Marxism
• Institutionalism
• Constructivism
Power
• Measurement issues
o Quality
o Influence
• Relational concept
Why study politics and economics separately?
• Split driven by the development of economics
• Economics develops in an environment where wealth is studied without looking at the influence
of power
• Early 1970s: OPEC oil crisis/ crisis in the value of the US dollar/ ecological problems
o Made people question the way they were studying
o New subjects that were being viewed in a politicized fashion
Issues from poli sci
• International sources of power
• Power and wealth as goals
o How are these two connected?
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• Influences on the world economy
Questions from poli sci
• Guns vs butter
• Role of international organizations
• Relationship between technology (or economic growth) and power
• Interaction of the domestic and international (globalization)
• Systemic characteristics
Issues from econ
• International sources of wealth
o Need for trade
• Relevance of foreign competition
• Gais fro trade but…
Questions from econ
• Popularity of protectionism
• Variance in the growth rates of states
• Consequences in the specialization of trade
• Interactions of the domestic and international (globalization)
• Systemic characteristics
International regimes
• Set of rules that govern behavior
• Several different actors
• Implicit and explicit rules and decision making procedures
Traits of international regimes
• Strength
o Binds actors
o Limits what they can do
• Scope
o What the regime covers
o GATT>WTO
• Nature
o Does the regime encourage the flow across boarders
o Opening vs closing
Ways regimes change
• Changes within the regime
• Changes of regime
Why do international regimes change?
• Realism : it's all about power and competition between states
• Liberalism: governments pursue the interests of certain domestic actors. Emphasis on individuals
• Marxism: class struggle shapes political outcomes
• Institutionalism: actors desire cooperation, but must overcome obstacles (due to political setting
or nature of international system)
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Document Summary
Course objectives: understand the evolution of the ipe: trade, monetary relations. Ids: essay, feb 26th, paper (25%, 6 pages, focused on course materials, april 4th. Questions from poli sci: guns vs butter, role of international organizations, relationship between technology (or economic growth) and power. International sources of wealth: need for trade, relevance of foreign competition, gai(cid:374)s fro(cid:373) trade but . Questions from econ: popularity of protectionism, variance in the growth rates of states, consequences in the specialization of trade. Implicit and explicit rules and decision making procedures. Strength: binds actors, limits what they can do. Scope: what the regime covers, gatt>wto, nature, does the regime encourage the flow across boarders, opening vs closing. Ways regimes change: changes within the regime, changes of regime. Liberalism: governments pursue the interests of certain domestic actors. Emphasis on individuals: realism : it"s all about power and competition between states, marxism: class struggle shapes political outcomes.
