Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Collective Security, Leviathan, Egotism
22 Oct 2018
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Lecture 22 international security march 29/18. Waltz: distribution of capabilities influences the behaviour of states within it. International system: polarity (bio-polar system, any gain in one country is a loss to the. Independent model, emphasizes: cooperation (human beings can cooperative, cooperation makes gains, construct entities like eu. , collective security (maintenance of peace collectively) International sphere will become more state like: domestic regime change democratic peace thesis (democracies do(cid:374)(cid:859)t usually fight each other, if they do, they then tend to avoid doing so again) Constructivism: emphasizes the norms in international politics: They can use it to pursue better relations or something darker) The absence of a threat to the stability: the international system international security, countries national security. Historically: emphasizes threats to states, from states, autonomous, single minded states with clear national interests, employing military force to deter and respond to aggression.
