Lecture Jan. 31st (4/6) Flashcards
Baylis Chapter 6: Liberalism
liberalism
Both a theory of government within states, and of good governance between states/peoples worldwide; John Locke; projects values of liberty, justice, toleration into IR
Two heated debates within liberalism
- Causes of war
2. Types of institutions required
positive vs. negative conception of liberalism
Positive: advocate interventionist foreign policies & stronger international institutions
Negative: prioritizes toleration and non-intervention
Enlightenment liberals
latent cosmopolitan morality possible through:
- Reason
- Creation of constitutional states
- Unfettered movement of people and goods
international organizations to facilitate peaceful change
League of Nations (1920) failed to prevent WWI
UN (1945) 50 states sign charter
post-1945
increase in international institutions catalyzed integration theory in Europe and pluralism in US
early 1970s
pluralism as significant challenge to realism
- new actors (transnational corporations, NGOs)
- new patterns of interaction
Dominant strands of liberal IR today
- Democratic peace liberalism
- Neo-liberalism
neo-liberalism
more sophisticated theoretical challenge to contemporary realism; Institutions shape state preferences and lock them into cooperative arrangements
classical/commercial liberalism (Smith)
Economic problems lie in state intervention in the economy; Free-market approach minimizes the potential for conflict
liberal internationalism/ republican liberalism
States must transcend anarchy; States work for individuals; individuals generally oppose war. States work against war
new liberalism
position that classical liberalism actually facilitates conflict
new constructive liberalism
International government actually enhances state autonomy so it can oppose powerful, minority interests at the domestic level
idealism
Peace only secured through an international government
English School Rationalism
States remain the central actor in international politics
