INTL 1101 Chapter Notes -International Relations

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: International Affairs
• Course: INTL 1101
• Professor: Denise Horn

Document Summary

International politics is a struggle for power organized by violence: assumptions: states are the dominant actors in world politics, force is usable and an effective policy, and military security dominates economic and social affairs. Characteristics of complex interdependence: multiple channels connect society formally and informally, the agenda of interstate relations lack a hierarchy (military security does not dominate, government policies impinge on one another, military force is not used within the region. Transgovernmental politics male goals difficult to define while transnational goals actors pursue own goals. Balance of power dictates the agenda in high politics. Linkages will reduce differences and enforce international hierarchy manipulation, and international organizations. Changes of power, linkages, interdependence, international regimes etc . Linkages by strong states will be more difficult to make since force is ineffective.