the english school

Question 1

when was the english school created

Answer 1

1950s

Question 2

what is the principle of english school ideology?

Answer 2

to create a medium between realism and liberalism by studying international relations and histroy through social strucutres and international orders

Question 3

what distinctions did martin wright make between international structures

Answer 3

argued that there are 3 Rs of international relations theories that can be categorised as:

realism: the idea that there is no international society just power politics (international system)

rationalism: international society is founded on shared norms, values and institutions

revolutionarism: world system i n which states must be replaced with a federal wrold state of co-operation in order for justice to flourish

Question 4

what are martin wrights’ key concepts of IR

Answer 4

1) the international is anarchical no one state can tell another what to do

2) IR is founded on norms, all states act on norms without knowing it. anarchy is one of the most important norms and conflict is an exception to the norm

3) norms are dealt with through diplomatic dialogue

Question 5

pluralism v solidarism

Answer 5

the english school argue that the more an international system values soverignty and has a low degree of shared norms values and instiutions then it is a pluralism system

whereas a system with high levels of shared norms and insuttions with less of an importance of soveringty the society is more solidarist