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Do realist favour war? |
Although the key focus in realism is conflict, realists hope to avoid war through studying IR |
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Name 2 types of power realists? |
Power balancing realists and Power Transition realists |
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Explain Power Balancing realists? |
Power balancing realists believe hegemony is destabilising and war is more likely when a rising power emerges to threaten equilibrium |
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Explain Power Transition realists? |
Hegemony is stabilising and war is more likely when a rising power threatens previously dominant one |
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Do realists believe war is inevitable? |
Yes realists believe war is inevitable |
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What do liberals believe about war and democracy ? |
Liberals are more optimistic and believe democratic states will not go to war with other democratic states (Democratic Peace theory) |
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What do liberals believe as the best way to solve conflict? |
Liberals believe diplomacy not war, is the best means of solving conflict |
Madam secretary |
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Why do liberals believe countries do not want to go to war? |
Liberals believe war is a costly option thus, countries will always look for lower cost conflict resolutions |
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How can conflict be overcome in the Liberal paradigm? |
Violence and conflict can be overcome by centralising and legitimising power in institutions |
Institutions |
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Are liberals opposed to war? |
Liberals are not entirely opposed to war and believe it is sometimes justified. They want a rule based coalition for when war is acceptable e.g. The UN |
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What is the constructivist stance on War? |
Constructivists tend to be more on the left,more pacifist in favour of Human Rights. They like international norms e.g. International Law on an agreement on what should be done |
International |
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What do Marxists believe about war? |
Marxists believe War is inevitable as long as capitalism exists |
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How do Marxists draw a link with capitalism and war? |
Marxists believe imperliasm is linked with capitalism and the Military-industrial complex can push countries to go into a war they may not have initially |
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What do liberals reject as the start of war? |
Liberals reject the idea of human nature as the start of war, rather believe it is social-political |
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What do pacifists and fascists believe about the justification of war? |
Pacifists believe war can never be Justified Fascist always believe it can be justified |
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What does Von Bernhadi believe about war? |
War is a biological neccesity by wiping out the weak and allowing the strong to survive |
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What do Marxists and liberalists share with the opinion of war? |
Liberals and Marxists believe war can be justified from a moral ground |
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Explain Waltz level of analysis on war |
Waltz level on analysis explained what he believed caused wars Man -> The State - >The international system |
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