Power in IR

Question 1

Three dimensions of power

Answer 1

Berenstoekker argues relevance for IR: Lukes

1) visible conflict and material power
2) mobilising inherent institutional bias
3) power without conflict

Question 2

Realist visions of power

Answer 2

Concerned mostly with 1st dimension of Lukes’ power
Morgenthau: states seek to maximise power (rooted in egoism)
Crit: Hoffman - these claims “mutilate reality” cant just have biological realism.

Question 3

Liberal institutionalist power

Answer 3

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