POLB80H3 Lecture Notes - Classical Marxism
27 Feb 2014
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United states and japan agreed to broaden security alliance and expanding japan"s role while still show american"s dominant presence in region. Surveillance in japan and efforts to respond to challenges from china and n. korea. Strengthen military in asia: changing ideas of united states" role. Change in us relationship with japan, us being dominant power in asia: rise of china. Reinforced the notion that if a power is rising, the appropriate thing to do is balance it. China rising power, expect us to balance it. When to expect balancing: when it threatens the country. Realism is more about prediction, constructivism is about explanation. Behaviour can change based on the interaction. Ir is interested in both, varies on how much emphasis is put on others. Norm: a set of rule of what is acceptable behaviour. Notions of appropriate behaviour to actors with given identity. War and peace, constructivism, norms construct what goes on in politics.
