POLI 244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pax Britannica, Bretton Woods System, Warsaw Pact
11 Mar 2018
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World politics as puzzles textbook sees to 11 (intro xxi) Framework of 3 core concepts: interests, interactions, and institutions. Levels of analysis international involving state representatives and sometimes intl institutions, domestic subnational actors, transnational members span borders. 2-step process to work in certain contexts: 1. Domestic interests, interactions, institutions determine interests to bring to intl level. Interests will combine in intl interactions and institutions to determine final outcome. Realism (thucydides, hobbes, machiavelli, rousseau): states are dominant actors. Nearly all interactions will involve bargaining and coercion. Intl institutions are weak and bear little influence. Liberalism (locke, kant, adam smith): accept different types of actors. Accepts different interests without giving any one too much weight. See areas in which actors have common interests. Constructivism (wendt): roots in critical theory and sociology. Assume social actors pursue their vision of what is right given their conception of their identity and image.
