theories Flashcards
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neo-realism
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- io’s are instruments ffor powerful states to pursue their national interests
- states make cost-beenfit calculations and then decide it its wise to use an io or not
2
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liberal institutionalism
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- states are unitary actors but they are independent
- io’s enable cooperation among states by reducing transaction costs
- cooperation games: by creating these frameworks for states to interact repeatedly, the cooperation costs are reduced- states learn eachothers behaviour and reactions
3
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liberalism
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- states are plural actoes- democracies may have diferent intersts than autocracies
- cooperation because of- learning from other’s mistakes, shared values, economic interdependence
- democracies will peacefully cooperate
4
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social constructivism
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- io’s are autonomous actors who shape world politics and the interests of the state
- constitutive power: organizations have the power to shape the interests of the states
5
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critical theories
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IOs embed global capitalism, patriarchic and imperial structures and are representitives of hegemonic structures.
6
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neo realism- actors
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states
7
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neo-institutionalism- actors
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states and ios
8
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liberalism- actors
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states and their domestic constitutencies, ios
9
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constructivism- actors
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states, io’s, non-state actors
10
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critical theories- actors
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transnational elites, io’s
11
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neo realism- origins
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hegemonic interests, relational gains
12
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neo institutionalism- origins
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interest contestellations
13
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liberalism- origins
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domestic politics
14
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constructivism- origins
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advocacy coalitions, norm entrepreneurs
15
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critical theories- origins
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neo-liberal elites, patriarchy, hegemony
