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Democratic Peace Theory

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The notion that democracies rarely go to war with other democracies and non-democracies, due to having shared norms and being held accountable from the citizens of their respective states. Also rarely abuse human rights.

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First Perspective of D.P.T

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Checks and balances are important (no one group has the ultimate decision making ability.

Free debate and transparency; a dedication to constituents

Government constraints are good for stopping executive power

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The Second Perspective of DPT

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A mechanism by which we select the leaders; these people care about their power

War is risky
Incentives to keep the peace
Democratic process mitigates war, as it is unpopular with voters.

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The Three sets of dynamics in DPT

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Institutions; constrain leaders

Norms; Democratic states view other states as peaceful and unthreatening.

Economic Interdependence; Democracy fosters economic which makes war unlikely.

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The reality of DPT

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This does not always happen in reality

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The Key ideas of Liberalism/Neo-Liberalism

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  • Human beings are essentially good
  • States are the main actors in IR
  • Democracy, free market
  • Much conflict is from miscommunication
  • With proper communication, cooperation is possible
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History of Liberalism

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Prominent post WWI, and the focus of reducing conflict between nations

A foundation for the league of nations

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What is the main assumption of liberalism?

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International Cooperation is possible

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Neo-Liberalism

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Emerged in the 1970’s as the new orthodoxy

  • A response to neo-realism
  • MNC’s become quite important; the advent of globalisation, became ubiquitous.
  • Also reflects changes in the West

These developments in IR facilitated the re-emergence of liberalism.

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Crossover of Neo-realism and Neo- liberalism

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Agrees with neo-realism on:
The centrality of structure
Juxtaposed with hierarchy in domestic cases

International theory is archaic

  • States are important actors
  • Pursue material rather than ideology
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Neo Liberalism argues that…

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Cooperation is possible under anarchic conditions.

States are interested in absolute gain rather than relative gains.

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Absolute gain

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Comparing you to today; Don’t care if other state entities gain as well.

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Relative gain

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Comparing gain to other states/entities

You do not engage with other states
You are engaged in competition

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Interdependence Liberalism

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Economic interdependence among states because:

  • States shift their loyalty towards a new, common
    center.
  • Under complex interdependence power resources other than military become important e.g. negotiation skills.
  • States are more preoccupied with law politics (welfare for their citizens) than national security.
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Institutional Liberalism

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International Institusitons are of utmost importance in promoting cooperation amongst states

International regimes are also of utmost importance
- The overlap of interests between actors

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Liberal Peace Theory

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Democracies do not go to war with each other because:

Democratic leaders have the habit of settling disputes through negotiations rather than violence.

Democratic governments are controlled by the people
Democracies share common moral values.

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Anarchy

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The lack of overarching authority

The idea that the world lacks any supreme authority or sovereign. There is no hierarchically superior, coercive power that can resolve disputes.

Widely accepted as the starting point for International Relations theory.

Neo Realism views this as the permissive cause of war.

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Sovereignty

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The full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some policy.

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National Security

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Referes to the security of a nation state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, and is regarded as a duty of government.

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Comparative Advantage

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The economic principle that certain bodies (be them states, regions, or otherwise) are inherently better suited in producing certain goods than others. Specialization is good.

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Mercantilism

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An economic doctrine, states should maximise wealth

A national economic policy designed to maximise the trade of a nation and, historically, to maximise the accummulation of Gold and Silver.

  • Essentially “every man for himself”
  • Closing off borders in economic terms
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The Peace of Westphalia 1648

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  • Embraced the principles of sovereignty and non-intervention
  • Marks the conventional starting date of the international system as a system of states.
  • It ended the thirty years war
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The Concert of Europe

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Founded by the powers of Austria, Prussia, Russia and the UK. A system of dispute resolution used to maintain power.

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International Relations Theory

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International Relations Theory

  • Provides a simplified conceptual framework

The study of International Relations from a theoretical perspective. It attempts to provide a conceptual framework upon which International Relations can be analysed.

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Neo Realism: Why do wars happen

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The distribution of power gets unbalanced

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Neo Realism: States are interested in

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Relative gains

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Neo Realism: The most stable international structure

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Bipolar structures are considered ideal

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Neo-Liberal IR Theory: Interdependence

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Compels states to cooperate more extensively

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Constructivism argues that…

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States interests are not given but emerge, and change, through interactions.

State identity is important to explaining/understanding world politics

  • Anarchy is what states make of it
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The observation of Democratic Peace

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They rarely wage war against anyone
Rarely abuse human rights
Democracies rarely wage war on non-democracies

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Why do democracies rarely fight one another?

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Democracies are tightly linked economically; this makes wars too expensive

Similar strategic interests
Common norms of peaceful in DR
Electoral Accountability

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Constructivism is criticised for…

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Overlooking the role of material power
Being unneccessarily complicated
Too state centric

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The Domino Theory of International Relations

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A spread of Communism in East Asia

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Liberal IR Theory, states have more or less power depending on…

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The issue under consideration

Their economic wealth

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Marxism

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Concerned with class retaliations and income inequality.

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Neo-liberals in IR believe that

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International Institutions foster cooperation

All states can achieve their aims better if they accept constraints on their sovereignty

States are rational agents that respond to incentives.

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States as rational actors in IR

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States are interested in maximising their material utility

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The Marxist approach to IR

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Explains the relationship of interdependence between the core and periphery.

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Dependency Theory

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There are structural constraints to development

The notion that resources flow from a “periphery” or poor countries/undeveloped state to a “core” or wealthy states.

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What is true of the league of nations?

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They could do little to prevent Japan’s invasion of several countries.

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Traditional Peace keeping during the Cold War

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Consent

Impartiality

Use of force for the purpose of self defense only.

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International Regime

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The principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures that regulate state interactions on a given issue,

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Regionalism

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The formation of cooperation agreements among neighbouring states.

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Guerilla Warfare

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The deliberate use of violence against military and security personnel in order to attain political, ideological/ religious goals

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Terrorism

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The deliberate use or threat to use violence against civilians in order to attain political, ideological and religious goals. The key term here is civilians

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Vertical Proliferation

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The increase and stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the five declared nuclear weapons states.

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The agreement to combat chloroflurocarbons

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The montreal protocol on ozone depletion.

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What abuses can the ICC investigate?

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Genocide

Disputes between individuals from other nations.

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Securitization

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The process by which a threat is seen as serious enough for a government to devote resources to counter it.

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Kenneth Waltz; Neo Realist Theory

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Nuclear weapons make the world more secure

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The role of the European Commission

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To propose and manage EU laws

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