Readings Flashcards

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Carr

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Role of Utopianism: “the wish is father to the thought” so unattainable utopian ideas lead to new knowledge

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Kant

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Perpetual Peace: war is the natural state of man, peace requires constitutional republics and a political community

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Jones

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International Community: cross border contact does not create a shared sense of community, reduces perceived threat, and promotes nationalism: consider enlightened nationalism (humble nationalism)

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4
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John Locke

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Social contract with government

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Waltz:

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A balance between 2 great power means international peace (like the cold war)

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Mearsheimer

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The tragedy of great power politics: because survival is the rational interest of states, it leads to behaviors of fear, self-help, security dilemmas and power maximization

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Finnemore

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Norms of the international community have changed: humanitarian aid is a new norm because the collective notion of “human” has changed to encompass all people

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Legro

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Assessing when norms matter: a state’s own organizationals culture can trump international norms (ex. Germany’s use of submarines in WWII)

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