Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hedley Bull, Hans Morgenthau, E. H. Carr
27 Dec 2018
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Starts in england and moves to usa. Reaction to leaders" actions in ww1, ww2 and failure to idealists model of failure of prevent war. Eh carr, hedley bull, martin wight, henry kissinger, hans morgenthau, max weber. Longer we study history, the more valid our statements. Their ideas - we must understand them. Legitimate representative of collective will of people. Low politics: economy, resource etc -> secondary concerns. No state will ever give up sovereignty. Will take back when sovereignty or national interest threatened. Leader has responsibility to look after and act within interest state. States act similarly: difference do not crucially matter. Principle of dominance - perpetual struggle for power. Power is always in motion - you have it, don"t or gaining it. Realpolitik/power politics: exercise of power by states towards each other. Power is at the core of relationships between nations. Power as capability -> power as influence and more.
