POLI 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Power Transition Theory, Wield, Hegemony
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Realism: realism or political realism, explains international relations in terms of power. From the failure of the munich agreement in 1938 to appease hitler, many people have concluded that only a hard-line foreign policy with preparedness for war will deter aggression and prevent war. Power: power often de ned as the ability to get another actor to do what it would not otherwise have done (or not to do what it would have done). A variation is that actors are powerful to the extent that they affect others more than others affect them. Can be measured through the military or the national gdp. Issuerealism idealismhuman naturesel shaltruisticmost important actorsstatesstates and other strong individualscauses of state behaviorrational pursuit of self-interestpsychological motives of decision makersnature of international systemanarchycommunitysunday, january 12, 2014: power is not in uence itself, but the ability or potential to in uence others.
