Exam 1 Flashcards
1
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Components of a state
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- government
- territory
- people
- recognition
- leader
2
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Realism
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- states are most important actors in global politics
- states pursue tier interests, defined as power
- maximization of power
- power politics perspective
- selfhelp to protect its own interests
- states are competitive
- conflict is inevitable
- military force
- power considerations must come first
- refrain from applying moral principals to state actions
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Liberalism
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- multiple actors (Transnational actors IGO’s, substate actors)
- multiple issues, not just military security (economic, ideological, religion, and cultural issues)
- limited effectiveness of military force (states are concentrated in their use of military power, expect more cooperation in global politics
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Idealism
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- morals and values shape individual and state behavior
- more normative perspective (what should we do based on “normal” behavior.
- War must be our last resort
- humans are basically good
- believe in international organizations
- cooperations is desirable for peace
- Woodrow Wilson (1918)
- 14 points
- League of Nations (1919-1946)
- Self determination
5
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Dependency Theory
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- colonization made them poor (imperialism)
- even after decolonization, the core continues to exploit the periphery
- seeks equality and justice-normative arguments
6
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Neo-Marxism
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- focused on: the competition among economic classes
- central arguments: the more powerful classes oppress and exploit the less powerful
- political relationship between rich and poor —> globalization of class struggle to world regions
7
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Constructivism
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- important aspects of global politics, are socially “constructed” through values, norms, beliefs and discourse
- approach rather than theory
- states interests and identities are complex and changing
- power politics, anarchy, or military force cannot explain changes
8
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Feminism perspective
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- consistant w.constructivism perspective
- argues that international relations theorizing is largely bases on masculine assumptions and reasoning
- realism ignores weaker states
- argues that women have been systematically omitted.
9
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Essentail feminism
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- argues that gender differences are biologically determined
- women are less prone to conflict and more cooperative
10
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Liberalism feminism
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- gender role are socially constructed or created and reinforced by the social environment
- focuses on unique contributions that women can make
11
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Core
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industrialized countries (north america, eastern Europe )
12
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Periphery
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extraction of raw materials (africa, latin america)
13
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Sovereignty
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right to rule, right to do what you want other’s don’t have a say on domestic state affairs (Native American reservations)
14
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End of the Cold War
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- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Soviet Union disbanded
- Disarmament effort between the US and soviet union
- China’s pro-democracy demonstrating
- China’s rapid economic growth
- Perestroika and Glasnost
- Revolutions in Eastern Europe
- Warsaw Pact officially disbanded
- War in the Gulf
15
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Bush Doctrine
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- George W. Bush
- unilateralism (doing it alone)
- preemption (strike before)
- Military strength
- Advocates democratizing in the middle east (created war)
