POLS 2880 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Power Politics, Multilateral Treaty, Core War
8 Sep 2017
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Paradigm: derived from the greek paradeigma, meaning an example, a model, or an essential pattern; a paradigm structures thought about an area of inquiry. Geopolitics: the relationship between geography and politics and its (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)es fo(cid:396) states" (cid:374)atio(cid:374)al i(cid:374)te(cid:396)ests a(cid:374)d (cid:396)elati(cid:448)e po(cid:449)e(cid:396). Current history approach: a focus on the description of contemporary and particular historical events rather than theoretical explanations to explain broader patterns of international relations. 1918 destroyed the sense of security that had made the current history approach popular: policymakers and scholars needed a theory that could reliably predict war and instruct leasers on the best policies to prevent it. Politics: to liberal idealists the search for agreement about shared values to foster cooperation within the global community. Idealism: the post wwi movement inspired by the liberal theoretical tradition which maintained that the pursuit of ideals like world peace could change the world by reducing the disorder often exhibited in world politics.
