POL208Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Power Transition Theory, Democratic Peace Theory, Fungibility
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Division of labour > creates more gains for everyone. Specialization > efficiency: both lead to greater efficiency (and so, more gains" for everybody!) Igo"s set rules and hold their members to those rules. Unsc > what is a legal war? (iraq 2003 illegal) Wto > what is an illegal tariff/ ban (eu gmo case) Icc > who commits crimes against humanity . These are agenda setting policy groups that decide the what and how the world runs. Agent-s tructure divide: what has more causal power in ir, agents (doers) or structures (rules/organizations) Structures > organizing principles, underlying norms or conditions that are outside state control. Ex. free trade norms/ gdp per capita of other states etc : our actions allow us to shape our world to create the outcomes we desire, ex. Why does canada do what it does. There are no guarantees for security and survival, and therefore states are (must be!) concerned with their relative power.