INR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Great Power, Power Projection, Corn Laws
23 Aug 2017
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Increasing ease of interconnectedness around the world which means more interdependence in inr. Embracing of regional or even local authority, social or cultural associations, and so on - breaking down into smaller pieces. Overbearing crisis; there is no single international order system to prevent this. Broadcast level, looks at the structure of the international system to explain broad flow of events. Looks at what happens inside states to explain events; character of the state is a good indicator of how it will behave. Looks at individual leaders and their motivations; psychology is seen as important. Growing power of one would come at the expense of the other. Strong do what they can, weak do what they must. International system is anarchic, no one will necessarily come to your assistance. In the absence of enforceable law, states will tend to conflict. Expect to always have some balance of power. This way of thinking uses a few variables to explain a lot.
