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9 Cards in this Set
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Realism
(and the 3 S's) |
-Survival, statism, self-help.
-Explains a constant state of war internationally. -It's the dominant theory of international politics. |
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Statism (under realism)
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Sovereign states are main global actors.
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Survival (under realism)
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The primary objective of all states.
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Classical realism
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-Struggle for power from human nature.
-Power over principle. -Limited justice & law under authoritarian governments. |
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Self-help (under realism)
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-Act in the interest of your own state
(since no other institution can be a reliable guarantor of survival). |
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Structural realism
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-Anarchical international system.
-Self-help and struggle for relative power gains. -All states are functionally equivalent (externally). |
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Defensive realism (structural)
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-Security maximizing (relative).
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Offensive realism (structural)
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Power maximizing (relative).
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Neoclassical realism
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Classical realism but including some domestic variables.
(ex. the perception of power, how leadership is exercised, incentives, etc.) |
