Theories of international relations Flashcards

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Realism

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  • Actors: states (IO not considered as actor)
  • Dynamics: through the pursuit of power
  • Image: billiard game
  • Philosophy: Thomas Hobbes
  • Ideology: conservatism (rather negative)
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Liberalism / Pluralism

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  • Actors: various actors, working together
  • Dynamics: complex relations due to dependency
  • Image: spider web
  • Philosophy: Hugo Grotius
  • Ideology: liberalism
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Economic Structuralism

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  • Actors: classes (wealthy, poor)
  • Dynamics: exploitation
  • Image: pyramid
  • Philosophy: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx
  • Ideology: quite radical
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