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T1 (ST-2)Scope of IR Flashcards

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IR scope ?

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Not fully decided coz

-The intl scnerio as well as the discpline is in a state of constant flux on daily basis

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Contemporary IR consists of ?

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It embraces the whole gamut of 
>diplomatic history 
>Intl politics
>intl org
>intl law
>strategic studies
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Palmer and Perkins qutoe about IR’s scope?

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“IR was a study of the world community in transition.”

  • the conclusion is true even today
  • the transition has not reached endpoint
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  1. Soverign Nation States and Relations

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Made international politics possible
  • Basic subject matter of IR
  • Remain primrary area of study
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  1. Non State Actors

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Imp of NSA increases with IR over the years

- MNCs, NGOs, and IGOs exert considerable influence in today’s IR.

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  1. Int political economy

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Made possible of IR study with the help of economic activities and analyses.
  • Globalisation renewd interest in IPE (1980s)
  • The study of IR is analysed with the help of economic views
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  1. Intl Security

Subject Matter of IR

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-Primrary concern of nation state
-it led to war & peace in past and would continue in future.
-Peaceful international order interlinked with internatioal security which includes:
>Non-Prof of WMD
>Reduction of tension among states
-Intl securty study in IR also include the study of war & peace with strategic studies.

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  1. F. Policy of major powers

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Imp subject matter of IR
  • Contemporary IR analyses FP of US, China, Russia, Japan & India.
  • These actors are major in recent times
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  1. Power and National Power

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Central theme in IR after WW 2
  • National power; Major determinent of the FP of the major countries
  • Interest defined in terms of state power
  • Morgenthaw: Intl politcs is nothing but power politics.
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  1. International law

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Major aspect of IR

- I. law can contain set of rules which regulates and determines interstate behaviour.

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  1. International system

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Study of IR as taken in terms of Intl system
  • System theories are applied in IR
  • Various regions are studied as intl system
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  1. Conflict Management and resolution

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Range of IRs involves conflict,its management and resolution
  • Their study becomes imp subject matter of IR
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  1. War and Peace

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Study of IR revolves around peace and war

- War; gave birth to IR and it is Peace which IR wants to establish

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  1. National Interest

Subject Matter of IR

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-It is an objective of soverign states which they want to pursue in the international arena
>with the help of power and instrument of Foreign Policy

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  1. Nationalism and Internationalism

Subject Matter of IR

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-Imp subject matter

>as they are factors of modern state system

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  1. Globalisation

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Refer to economic activities primatily
  • Implication on political and social sphere
  • Significant in IR with the rise of liberal economy over merchantilist economy since the early 1980s
17
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Climate change & Global Warming

Subject Matter of IR

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  • Great significant in the study of IR
  • Industrialisation and technological progress have enhanced concerns for enviromental safety.

-Enviromental issues made states across interdependent coz
>carbon emission from industrial plant of one part of world may effect other parts.

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Global Terrorism

Subject Matter of IR

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-Imp area in study of IR

-Terroist activities involving citizens of more than one country
>and having transnational impact which constitute in international terrorism

-Intlernational peace and security are closely related to this issue

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Human Rights

Subject Matter of IR

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  • It has attained a vital postion in 21st Centuary.\

- Various issues on intl level are viewd through the prism of HR.

20
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Why IR as a discipline is becoming increasingly unmangeable?

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-Expanding scope of IR leads to the view that:
>The discipline is becoming increasingly unmanagebale,
>and it lacks clear conceptual framework.
>above said view is born out of pessimism and not acceptable.

-Today,
>The subject has a useful theoritical framework to support research in diffrent areas.
>The broad scope of IR may be helful for it.
>as well as greater specilaization within the discipline

-There is little rational to worry about the expanding scope of IR,
>It will help the discipline to mature into a well defined and enriched branch of modern social sciences.

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