6- Comparitive Theories Flashcards
1
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Realism vs Liberalism
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- R: NS Acts independently
- L: NS is rational
2
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Liberalism key ideas
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- states interests are best when working together w other states
- states should work together
- international law is desirable/holds state accountable
- states shouldnt be strong at others expense
- states benefit in cooperating
3
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Liberalism: Economic
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- greater economic interdependence - WTO- developed economies heavily invested in less developed countries
4
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Liberalism: Political
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- decision making has become increasingly globalised/collective response to global issues ie. Climate change/Covid
5
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Liberalism: Social
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- world is interconnected through global media culture/ social media spread Arab Spring 2011/Tunisia street vendor killed
6
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Liberalism: Complex Interdependence
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- states are inextricably linked
Examples: 2009 financial crisis/1919 hyperinflation/ukraine war impact - inflation, cost of living crisi, oil prices, gas/petrol
7
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Liberalism: Principles
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- sovereignty: exists to be used to its advantage/pooling it
- another states sov may be infringed to uphold international law
8
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Liberalism: Constraints on Conflict
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- Democracy- democratic peace/LD reduce threat + increase negotiations/ parliament have to authorise: Iraq/Afgha
- IGOs - peaceful dispute res/Ukraine+ cold war failure - 172 settlements/israel/kashmir
- Economic interdependence: the more states trade the less they war- widespread free trade leeway into peaceful way to resources/Oil wars in midle east etc
9
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Liberalism: Post WWII
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- IGOs have increased
- policy range widened
- increased member states/democracies - 167 ns
10
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Hyperglobalists
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- NS can no longer determine itself
- creating borderless world
- world govt?
- Phillip Bobbit - “ state is being hollowed out”
11
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Transformationalists
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- despite IGOs states remain strong
- bridge between hyper/skeptics
- globalisation can advance NS
- internet promotes interests
12
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Skeptics
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- COP26 - China/India not committed despite being biggest polluters
- Brexit: EU - sov NS want power
13
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Realism: key ideas
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- states are most important actors
- IGOs should be limited
- states shouldnt abandon sov to cooperate ie. Pooled sov
- society is anarchical/states may act however - sov right
- all states want to jncrease power - multipolarity
- states in conflict as competitive
14
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Security Dilemma
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- NS can only rely on itself and exist in a state of anarchy
15
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Realism: Examples
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- Iraq war 2003
- Russia annexation of Crimea 2014-G7
- Afghan war 2001- 9/11/no evi/Pakistan involved/Al Qaeda + Osama bin laden
- Brexit 2016-2020:nationalism/immigrate
- cold war - UNSC- perm mem/Rus/US
