Global Interstate System Flashcards
e.g. international organizations, NGOs
non-state actors
the units are the states and their
interactions include war, diplomacy and cooperation
interstate system
Contemporary interstate system can be traced back to
Peace of Westphalia
4 Theories of International Relations
Realism;
Liberalism;
Constructivism; and
Marxism
Suspicious about any long-term possibility of peace, International system as anarchy
Realism
absence of central authority
anarchy
Distribution of power and stability
- Unipolarity
- Bipolarity
- Multipolarity
Optimistic for long-term peace, through:
* International organizations
* Economic interdependence
* Democracy
Liberalism
Anarchy is also not an inherent condition, but “anarchy is what states make of it”. States may change the way they interact
Constructivism
History is a struggle between classes and between countries. The world is divided among the core, semi-peripheral and
peripheral countries. States are poor because they have a role to play in the world system
Marxism
absolutist state vs. liberal state
State
pre and post French Revolution
Sovereignty
armed boundaries vs. soft boundaries
Territory
help govern a wide range of issue-areas, including security, economy, human rights, etc.
IGO
Human Rights Watch, Transparency International, Greenpeace
NGO
