POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gender Studies, Post-Structuralism, Pessimism
20 Oct 2016
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193 legally recognized states in the world. 40 states at the beginning of the 20th century owned by european empires. State: legally sovereign entity with exclusive jurisdiction authority over a given territory. There were competing authorities in the past before a world of states today. Example: 2 competing authority in uk (the monarch and the church henry the 8th) Marxism (25 years ago would"ve been mainstream) Most dominant type of theory throughout 20th century. World politics as struggles of power between states > balance of power (stronger powered states usually win) Anarchy no overarching, central authority above the individual states (no central authority above the state) example: nato, un. Rely on self help a principle of action in an anarchical system. Pessimism: war/conflict as a natural state of affairs (observation as opposing to endorsement) A pessimistic theory about world politics that relies on observations. There is a risk that somebody wants to attack us, therefore every state has an army.
