Lecture 3 Liberalism

Question 1

Immanuel Kant

Answer 1

Liberalist (1724-1804)
critique of pure reason
critique of practical reason
perpetual peace

Question 2

Core liberal principles

Answer 2

1 - freedom of conscience, assembly, press, speach, property
2 - socioeconomic rights like education, healthcare, work
3 - democratic participation like voting

Question 3

Realism regarding Liberalism

Answer 3

-Classical Realism:
Matters little. Interests (conceptualized as power) trumps morality. Pursuit of power based on human nature.

-Structural Realism:
Matters little. Anarchy has same effect whether state is democratic or not. Leads to “self-help” system.

Question 4

Liberalism trend

Answer 4

After 19th century Europe no longer frequently at war after setablishment of liberal states

Question 5

Kant’s Liberal Peace Pillar 1

Answer 5

Constitutional Guarantee of Citizen’s Consent

without it very easy to go to war on whim of ruler

Question 6

Kant’s Liberal Peace Pillar 2

Answer 6

International Law

Republic Relations foster “mutual respect”
just as they are cautious to go to war, so are others
free speech facilitates communication

Question 7

Kant’s Liberal Peace Pillar 3

Answer 7

Cosmopolitan “right to hospitality”

RIght to be treated in another country as you in yours
“spirit of commerce”
“cooperative international division of labor and free trade according to comparative advantage”
“material incentives’ of peace for liberal states

Question 8

Kant’s Liberal Peace

Answer 8

3 pilars exist in conjunction leads to a separate peace for liberal republic, affected by complex interdependence

Question 9

3 Realist Assumptions

Answer 9

1 - States act as 1) Coherent and 2) Dominant Actors in World Politics

Question 10

C. I. argument to Realist #1

Answer 10

1) states are not only actors
2) states are not always coherant

multi/transnaitonal corporations
internations ngo's
transnational crime/terrorist groups
EU/US trade agreement
       agriculture
       labor
       environment
       services
       security
       finance
       manufacturing

Question 11

C. I. argument to Realist #2

Answer 11

absence of hierarchy among issues

new kinds of issues equal military ideological and territorial rivalry
       energy
       resources
       environment
       population
       uses of space and seas

Question 12

C. I. argument to Realist #3

Answer 12

military force has only a small role in relations across the globe

complex interdependence affects all states but less influential on some, still costs have been shown to be very high
raised effetiveness of terrorism
hard to control groups
changing weapons techonology