International Relations Midterm

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Goals of realism and neorealism

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Goal of realism is relative power, goal of neorealism is survival

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4 realists discussed in class

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Hobbes, Thucydides, Machiavellie, Morgenthau

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zero sum view

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when one wins, other loses

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security dilemma and real world example

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When building one's security causes others to feel insecure, cold war arms race

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ways in which states are like people according to thucydides

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greedy for power, rational, politics is struggle for power

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Liberal view of human nature

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still selfish, but they want to maximize their own welfare

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4 liberals discussed in class

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Locke, Kant, Rosseau, US Founders?

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when was the treaty of westphalia created?

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1648

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5 major actors in liberalism

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anything expressing people's preferences: IGOs, NGOs, states, groups, MNCs, political parties, individuals

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Describe the 3 main strands of liberalism

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Commercial: Free market, free trade

Republican: Institutionalized rules, limits on gov power

Ideational: Ideas, identity, legitimacy

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What is maximized, wanted, and what benefits everyone according to liberalists

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Welfare is maximized, personal preferences are wanted, absolute gains benefit everyone

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4 marxists discussed in class

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Marx, Engel, Lenon, Mao

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fixed zero sum outcomes

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Bourgeouse benefit while proletariat lose

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wars are fought to do what in marxism?

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Outgrowth of class based system, to acquire wealth, resources, and markets

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Main goal of marxism

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Revolution and classless society

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Marxist view on trade

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benefit global north, exploit global south

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Definition of international relations:

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game of politics on international level

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Definition of politics:

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game of resource allocation (who gets what, when, and how)

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Countries that benefit from free trade and countries that do not

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capitalistic, global north, industrialized countries benefit

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Alternatives to states

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Empire, confederation, fuedal entity/principality, tribes, city states, city league

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What are the levels of analysis?

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individual, state, dyadic, systemic

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Individual level example

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Sadam was a dictator that was evil

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State level example

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Iraq was oil rich

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Dyadic level example

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US wants revenge for 911

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Systemic level example

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terrorism seeming to threaten security of multiple states, want to stop terrorism on a global level

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This is an economic theory:

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Marxism

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Patterns of misfit with nation-state, provide example of each

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More nations than states, want to secede or take territory

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Cius regio, Eius Religio

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Whose realm, his religion, basis of sovereignty

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How does globalization challenge the state?

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MNCs hold political power, countries can compare their welfare to that of other states

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Know prisoner's dilemma and chicken and stag hunt

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I KNOW DAT SHIIITTTTT

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Hegemon

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Global superpower

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why did the rest of the world organize into states after europe?

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Colonialism

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Definition of nation

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a community defined by some similarity

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self-determination:

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different nations being in charge of themselves, form states

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Definition of power

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the ability to make someone do what they would otherwise not do

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Raanan's argument

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More nations than states, not many nation states

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Barber's argument

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Jihad and MNCs threaten states and sovereignty

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Pease and moravcsik argue for:

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Liberalism