POG 411 Midterm: Lectures for 411 Midterm

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Realist: dominant school, canada must be more aggressive and assert ourselves to come out strong and on top, neo-realism (classical and complex), and structural realism, everything is chaotic, country to country relations are key. Liberal internationalist (peace, working together: working together with other countries and organizations, views world as benevolent (kind) place, the world can be orderly if you work together. Institutional or english (institutions: look at institutions and how they"ve evolved over time, not just in canada, but internationally, the product of institutional change, provinces are more aware of what their roles are; since 1900s. Constructivist: the most important things are the ideas of politicians, look at the record of change in canadian foreign policy, prime ministers saying canada"s back! . Feminist (women: the nature of foreign policy is actively working against their interests. Functionalist (functions: looks at foreign policy through systems, functions in systems that determine foreign policy.