Liberalism

Question 1

liberal-institutionalists

Answer 1

the natural processes of self-interest can compel rational individuals to bring about peace.

Question 2

What are the constraints on war as per liberals?

Answer 2

• democratic peace theory
• economic interdependence creates incentive for maintaining peaceful relations
• international organizations can constrain decisions to fight

Question 3

4 trends in the international community post 1980s

Answer 3

• reduced conflict
• decline in autocracies
• rise in economic interdependence
• increase in membership of intergovernmental organizations

Question 4

the challenges to democratic peace theory

Answer 4

Each democracy varies in how much power the population have over their leaders, mixed democracies, make the issue of no conflict more of a gray area. Great powers are not as constrained by trade and economic interdependencies.

Question 5

what are the realist constraints to go to war?

Answer 5

• Allies: shared security interests
• power ratio
• distance and size

Question 6

clash of civilizations thesis

Answer 6

Samuel L. Huntington The end of the cold war created new conflict based on people’s differences in identities and values and history.

Question 7

How is the Kantanian perspective a self-perpetuating system?

Answer 7

the three components: international organizations, democracy, economic interdependences are mutually reinforcing and supporting the existence of the other.