POLI 244 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading on mearsheimer: Critical Theory, Oil Spill, John Mearsheimer

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 244
• Professor: Daniel Douek

Document Summary

John mearsheimer (1995), a realist reply, international security 20:1, pp. Mearsheimer in this excerpt responds and argues against many criticizers of realism, as well as offering a critique of institutionalist liberalism himself states will always try to maximize power due to self interest. Exception: sometimes big powers find alliances useful (in order to aid themselves with more world power) Institutionalist answer: yes (cid:0) states to reject power-maximizing behaviour. Focus on inner directed institutions (i. e. those that resolve conflict and create peace between member states) (cid:0) institutions can independently change state behaviour by creating peace & rejecting collective security system. John ruggie: a ship passing in the night. Admits that policymakers were motivated by geo-political fact as opposed to idealism in nato. Ruggie"s conclusion: us policymakers used nato/institutions to increase their power against the soviet union (cid:0) this is a very realist view. Robert keohane and lisa martin: realists by any other name.