Theory Part 2 Flashcards
1
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Wendt 1992
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Self help and power politics do not follow logically or causally from anarchy since anarchy is what states make of it. IA structures are based on collective meaning. People act towards objects on the basis of their meanings (constructivism)
2
Q
Jervis 1968
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7 hypotheses on the types of misperceptions of other state’s intentions. Perception errors
3
Q
Keohane 1984
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American hegemony has been eroded but nonhegemonic cooperation is possible when it’s facilitated by regimes (liberalism)
4
Q
Mearsheimer 2001
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The goal of a state is to be the hegemon so when there is no hegemon, competition ensues. The structure of the world is anarchy and offensive military with rational actors. Offensive realism (defensive, no status quo, goal to be hegemon)
