POLS 2940 Midterm: Exam Notes 6
12 Oct 2018
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Exam notes 6
Realism
- Theories → based on practice
- Not neutral or universal
- Purpose of theory → problem solving
- Within a certain context in the current structure
Critical theory
- More of an analysis
- Understand the complexity
- Reflexive → how we fit into the system
- Reflective → what are the complex circumstances
- Contemplate an alternate
League of nations
- Created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes
- So, another war does not break out
- For peace
- It failed because there are not a lot of members no military support → depends on members to
provide military
- Unable to deal with conflict
- Did not have power to stop further invasions
- Us not involved
- Did not address colonialism
- Pg.55 – first standing for international diplomacy
- Pre-United Nations
- Stopping any future wars – idealists thinking
Third World
- Proxy wars
- After colonialism
- Left countries to fend for their themselves → created chaos
- Less developed states → during the Cold War
Cold War → Post 1991
- US as a interventionist police
- Unipolar – bipolar
- End of history → Capitalism as the end
- No need for further improvement of society
Document Summary
Within a certain context in the current structure. Reflexive how we fit into the system. Reflective what are the complex circumstances. Created after the first world war to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. It failed because there are not a lot of members no military support depends on members to provide military. Did not have power to stop further invasions. Left countries to fend for their themselves created chaos. Less developed states during the cold war. End of history capitalism as the end.
