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Theories In IR

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7. THEORIES IN IR

PERSPECTIVES
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Realism
Liberalism

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REALISM

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YOU ARE...

  • Sinful 有罪的
  • Egocentric 以自我为中心
  • Aggressive 气盛
  • Interest oriented 自私
  • Continually power-seeking 不断寻求动力

...SAY REALISTS.

WAR

IS WAR BETWEEN NATIONS INEVITABLE 必然?
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OBVIOUSLY, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WAR.

WILL THERE ALWAYS BE WAR?

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MAJOR CONCEPTS

  • Anarchy 无政府状态
  • Self-help 自力更生
  • Power 功率
  • Security dilemma 安全困境
  • Balance of power 力量的均衡
  • Hegemony 霸权
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MAJOR CONCEPTS

  • Polarity 极性
  • Balancing 平衡
  • Bandwagoning 追赶
  • Buckpassing 推卸责任
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Anarchy 无政府状态

  • A system operating in the absence of any government.
  • Chaos? 混沌

Self-help 自力更生

  • Anarchical, so be alert!
  • Do not assume others will help you SURVIVE.
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Power 功率

  • Self help requires states have more POWER relative to others.through the means available to secure their interests

Security dilemma 安全困境

POWER + SELF HELP = SECURITY DILEMMA
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PERMANENT

ANARCHY + SECURITY DILEMMA = CONSTANT WAR?

REALISTS`MENU OF CHOICES FOR RESPONSE

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  • War can be delayed because it threatens the SURVIVAL of a state.
  • Through...
  • Balance of power and hegemony
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Balance of power 力量的均衡

  • States will only ENOUGH power to defend themselves. Thus, it is a sloooooow process.
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Hegemony 霸权

  • State will seek enough power until they have the majority of the power in the region or in the world.
  • The others will simply be unable to respond.
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POLARITY 极性

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  • Anarchy - so survive
  • How?

Balancing 平衡

  • States can work together to maintain balance of power.
  • Alliances
  • So no single state gets too power
  • Britain > Turkey vs Russia
  • France vs Spain
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Buckpassing 推卸责任

  • States can let another state pay the costs of balancing.
  • USSR vs Europe
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Bandwagoning 追赶

  • States can join with the most powerful states to avoid the costs of balancing them.
  • Italy
  • Poland - Romania - Bulgaria

HIDING

GO TO CLASS MATERIALS ON TEAMS

  • Theories of International Relations.
  • Page 30 - 32 Defining Realism
  • You’ll see differing ideas and definitions of realism. Pick 2 and rephrase them. That is rewrite those definitions using your own words. Look up synonyms and antonyms of the words to help you. You are supposed to know the meaning of every single word in your submission.
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IDEALISM

(LIBERALISM)

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