INTA 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Perpetual Peace, Determinism, Neoliberalism
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Classical liberalism: focus: freedom, cooperation, peace, progress, early thinkers. Country a"s success is related to country b"s success. Institutions can be built that restrain state behavior: republican. Internal attributes of a state have implications on how a state acts internationally. Liberal theory represents islands of knowledge aimed at answering a variety of questions. Classical liberalism: was made up of a series of rules and beliefs, focused on the individual rights of the person, for a classical liberal theorist, the individual is the most important level of analysis. See a larger role for the state and global structures as a means to advance individuals and the global social welfare. Republican liberalism: focus on democratic peace. Functionalism collaboration begets further collaboration: david mitrany. Post wwii era: integration of western europe into eastern europe. States should allow technical specialists to collaborate on issues of importance. This could only lead to further integration.