POLI 2057 Chapter : Chapter 4 Notes
Document Summary
Chapter 4- theories of international relations: economic structuralism, Theoretical approach that focuses on economics, both as motivation and a power source. Looks at the powerful role that ideas play in international politics. The effects of materials depend on how we think about them. Ideas and norms has developed to support the notion that capitalism and free trade are fair and effectively increase global prosperity: for realists, it helps explain state goals. Mainstream theory is distorted by gendered ideas (ideas that take masculine perspectives as normal and neglect feminine perspectives. Gender- a set of ideas that society has attached to the biological categories of male and female; different from sex (biology) Feminist empiricism: how war effects women, children are left behind without their breadwinner, women left in war zones frequently suffer from rape, effected from global trade agreements, want to make these issues prominent. Feminist influence: mainstream international relations theories rejects feminine theories.
