POL208Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Autarchism, Nonviolent Resistance, Security Dilemma
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Note: less than a page long: e. g. More effective alternative to war; result in translational intervention: example. Acceleration of economy; trading between nations makes people better off: example. Argues for free trade + invisible hand. Argues strongly against mercantilism: mercantilism: trading internally only (expanded autarchy) Logic of appropriateness vs logic of consequences: de nition. Actions are taken b/c of perceived costs and bene ts for consequence; for appropriateness you do what is expected: relevance. Decisions based on maximum bene ts: relevance. Commitment problem: de nition: an issue keeping states/rebels for putting their arms down, signi cance: helps us determine ways to deal w/ con ict. Multipolarity: polarity=amount of great powers (hegemons) in the system. Self-help: realism believes that the world is largely a self help system > ultimately only rely on yourself. Indivisible good: good that loses its value once its divided + reduces the bargaining range to 0, e. g. : jerusalem + kashmir.