Lecture 4 Culture in Intl Politics

Question 1

Inter/Trans/Inter

Answer 1

In between, crossing, within

Question 2

Sam Huntington

Answer 2

Harvard Professor 1927-2008

Clash of Civilizations - 1993

Question 3

Facebook Mission Dillemma

Answer 3

’ better understanding ‘ ‘stronger relationships ‘ ‘greater perspective’

HUntington’s “new phase” but will it be good?

‘principle conflicts of global conflicts will occur between nations and groups of different civlilizations”

Question 4

Huntington’s COC Reason #1

Answer 4

Differences between civliztions are real basic and lasting

centuries of cultural development

what are you more important then which side are you on

Question 5

Huntington’s COC Reason #2

Answer 5

world is becoming smaller

increased interactions intensify cultural awareness invigorates animosities that stretch back

Question 6

Huntington’s COC Reason #3

Answer 6

economic and social modernization detaching people from their local culture

religion has filled in gap 'fundamentalist' movements
tend to be young college educated middle class people

Question 7

Huntington’s COC Reason #4

Answer 7

increasing economic regionalism

does reinforce civiliztion, but only when rooted in a common civilization -
ex china, macau, hong kong, taiwon etc

Question 8

clash of civlizations

Answer 8

west v rest

west is using international instituions, military power, and econimic resources to run the world that will promote western interests, politics, and values

ideas of indiviulaism
liberalism
constituionalism
human rights
liberty
law
democracy
free markets
separation of church and state

Question 9

foucalt preface to order of things

Answer 9

animals divided into belonging to emperer, embalmed, tame =, sucking pigs, stray etc

Question 10

constructivism

Answer 10

how structures of understanding and knowledge affect how states behave

gap between material reality and how we understand the world

Question 11

Constructivism Implication #1

Answer 11

Actors and Structures are mutually contitutive

neo choosing blue reinforces structure and creates more neos

Question 12

Constructivism Implication #2

Answer 12

Anarchy is what sates make of it

anarchy - a material reality and structure - has different meanings for different states

Question 13

Constructivism Implication #3

Answer 13

mutual understandings of reality, widely and durably shared, leads to identities and affect how actors behave

ex students and professors
peace with honor - north vietnam

Question 14

Constructivism Implication #4

Answer 14

the importance of practove

practice meaning acts that acknowledge the legitimacy of certain action in a context
reproduce shared meanings / norms and creates a new social structure with new practices

Question 15

Constructivism Implication #5

Answer 15

Change

“agnostic” about change - does not offer more hope because change is still possible

sources of the current structure are in the realm of understanding and ideas offer a ‘potential for change’