Keohane and Nye - Transnational Relations and World Politics

Question 1

What work did Keohane and Nye publish?

Answer 1

Transnational Relations and World Politics

Question 2

In what context?

Answer 2

-realism dominating world politics

Question 3

According to Keohane and Nye, what are transnational interactions

Answer 3

• movement of tangible and intangible items
• across state boundaries
• MOST IMPORTANT: at least 1 actor is not government agent or an intergovernmental org. (IGO)

Question 4

According to Keohane and Nye, what are the effects of transnational interactions on interstate politics?

Answer 4

1. attitude changes: from face-to-face interactions
2. international pluralism: linking of interest groups
3. constraints on states through dependence and interdependence (transport and finance)
4. increase in ability of gov. to influence others: transnational corporations
5. autonomous actors with private foreign policies that may oppose on state policies (e.g. church, banks)

Question 5

What does Keohane and Nye say about the “loss-of-control” concept?

Answer 5

• not believed by Keohane and Nye
• states remain most powerful actor
• transnational relations create “control gap”: empirical question (needs to be investigated further)

Question 6

What does Keohane and Nye say about the state-centered paradigm

Answer 6

(paradigm = model/pattern)

• state-centered theories are inadequate due to the control gap
• there is a need to change the ‘world politics’ definition”:
  
  • > all political interactions between significant actor (= somewhat autonomous individual/organization that controls substantial resources) across stte lines

Question 7

According to Keohane and Nye, what are characteristics of transnational relations and values?

Answer 7

• enrich and strengthen the strong and rich

- could be considered imperialism, but better: asymmetries and inequalities