POLB80H3 Lecture Notes - Security Dilemma, Situation Two, Classical Marxism
15 Oct 2012
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Polb80 - lec 5 - oct 9, 2012. Is it still around: marxism as a governing philosophy: it takes time and history into account whereas realism and liberalism think of interactions as timeless. It is a historical theory: philosophy of history (teleological history): depends on where we are in history. Marx saw history as an unfolding of patterns. Model of politics (international relations): this is a historical model of ir. It stresses the unfolding of history and it is the key driver behind interactions. It is the way we make things and create wealth. Neomarxism moves away from a theory of history and moves towards a historical theory of world politics. It can analyze world politics by looking at economic relations rather than watching how history unfolded. The implementation of marxism in most governments has been spotty, at best. Marxism"s ideas about how world politics works shares some realist points of view.
