POLI 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ethnocentrism, Neofunctionalism
9 Oct 2016
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Hass and others argued that gains don"t offset the losses. The idea of functionalism still has a lot of. Idea that as linkages increases, as interdependence increases, the complexity of linkages will also continue to increase. The ways these linkages intersect or even contradict one another. Why still talk about functionalism/neo-functionalism: it catches important ideas. the complexity of interdependence is real. De-emphasizes the role of states but also explains why states have to be de-emphasized. Functionalism provides answers as to why we have to de-emphasise states. How the role of states makes less sense in modern international relations. Also emphasized how interdependence allows us to understand that actors are not intersecting with peer actors. Not only binary relationships state with states. Interdependence from a liberal perspective is not a problem. They care about not just their gain but relative gains. Concept of relative gains also apply to losses.
