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Marxism:
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materialist conception of history, internal contradictions lead to social revolution and a new and higher mode of production, classless society is the objective, desire for profit drives capitalism to tear down every barrier to intercourse and conquer the whole earth for its market
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Neo-marxism:
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capitalism is a system of class oppression operating at a national and international level
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Critical theory:
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greater emphasis on the ideological and cultural dimension of oppression, capitalist class system is upheld not simply by unequal ecnomic and political power but by the hegemony of bourgeois ideas and theories
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Social constructivism:
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there is no objective social or political reality independent of our understanding of it, peoples beliefs and assumptions construct the world in which they act according to those constructions
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Poststructuralism:
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all ideas are expressed in language which is enmeshed in complex relations of power
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The Challenge of Human Rights and Cultural Diversity –Shenker
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Must take culture into consideration when discussing human rights, however culture is not unlimited
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On the US Human Rights Record –Chomsky
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US too powerful and not upholding ideals, not in a good economic state and expressing power and creating a larger gap between 3rd world countries and industrialized countries
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The Coming Anarchy –RD Kaplan
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Cold war was the closest the world will ever get to utopia
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The New Rogue State Doctorine –Michael Klare
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US is constantly thinking about a rogue state which will ultimately lead to a counterattack which will result in the need to demonstrate force → war
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A Short History of Neo-liberalism –Susan George
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Challenges the idea of neo-liberalism
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The Clash of emotions –Moisi
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Trapped in a culture of fear, hope and humiliation
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The American Empire: the Burden –ignatieff
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Successful empires understand their limits. September 11th forced America to re-evaluate
its role as an empire, allowing it both to assert its strength while also revealing its weaknesses. September 11th also began a long struggle in the Islamic world to determine how it will be ruled and by whom. |
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Biological Threat Assessment: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease –Tucker
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science-based threat-assessment doesn’t strengthen US national security, but causes us two risks:
Developing these technologies could lead to a leakage of information to proliferators and terrorists Continuation of classified R&D undermines the BWC and can provoke a biological arms race, even if countries are only operating on the assumption that other countries are just trying to protect themselves. |
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The Collapse of Globalism and the Rebirth of Nationalism – Saul
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global economic forces, if left unfettered by willful man, would protect us against the errors of local self-pride, while allowing individual self-interest to lead each individual to a better life. Together, these forces and self-interests would produce prosperity and general happiness.
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