Liberalism Flashcards
When was UN created
1945
193 current members
Agrees with realism on….
Anarchy
Differs from realism on…
Believes human nature can lessen anarchic impact
Creators of neoliberalism
Keohane and nye 1997
Term coined by Rhodes 1938
Neoliberalism
Insititutoons
Cobweb model
Dpt
Perpetual peace
Kant 1795
Most important actor
Those within a state
Institutions
Bush’s liberal agenda
Link to DPT
Spread liberal policies to reduce conflict
Iraq 2001
Dpt
Doyle No definitive statements Democracies less likely to go to war because: Shared ideals Trade - economically interdependent Accountability Seen as more legit
Why Institutions work
Promote cooperation Mediation Negotiation Common goals Absolute gains
Critique of liberalism
Only works when states have common goals - need a reason to cooperate
Can not ignore states looking for relative gains
Scholars for liberalism
Keohane and nye Kant Doyle Smith Ricardo Rhodes
Critique dpt
Cold War - us intervention in democratic states e.g Chile and Brazil - replaced with dictatorships
American economy interest overrode support for democracy during Cold War
Dpt led to Iraq invasion