POL 1102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neoclassical Realism, Primitive Communism, Italian Nationalism
3 Mar 2015
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Conflict: a disharmony of interests: does not have to be violent; violent only when required. Cooperation: acting together to achieve mutual benefits: often involves a neutral 3rd party to maintain peace. The two are often working at the same time: quick solutions are hard; process is used to buy time, globalization v. fragmentation, globalization: more open borders for trade/cultures. 1: greater economic, political, and social negotiations. Cause of war is human nature - selfish (classical realism) States act in the context of an anarchic international system. Marxism - revolutionary socialists - state ownership of capital. Our understanding of reality is socially constructed. Peoples" ideas, values, identities are constructed by their group affiliation. Ir is seen as a public masculine sphere. Semi-periphery: less advanced - not as rich but getting wealthier. Lecture iii: world politics and economics & the cold war. Idea of being proud as a large group. Made a big mistake; tried to take over russia.
