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based on loyalty to kings and nobles, not territorial location |
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: a political unit with a geographic territory, stable population, and a government recognized as sovereign |
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the authority of the state to govern within its own borders; control borders; raise revenue; control police and military forces within territory |
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monarchial sovereignty*** |
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where the monarch is head of state and head of government |
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wheret he power of the government is rooted in the will of the people |
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Group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or other self-identifying traits |
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the sources of modern states’ power |
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1. The ability to get another to do out will against his/her wishes. 2. The ability to decide who does/doesn't have access to the decision-making process (liberalism). 3. The ability to convince another that doing our will is in their best interest (soft power) |
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absense of central government |
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passing responsibility;when the actions of one country/nation are blamed on another, providing an opportunity for war |
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status quo v. revisionist states |
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Those satisified with the current state on international affairs compared ot those who aren't |
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Actions taken in self-defense may appear threatening to others. States interpret other's armaments as hostile, and arm themselves in kind; War may occur even if states have only defensive motivations. |
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military/national security |
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human rights, environmental, & most economic concerns |
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sovereign state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions (subnational units) exercise only powers that the central government chooses to delegate |
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Where does the name "realism" come from? |
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Writers arguing against the "idealism" which based peace on int'l law and institutions; Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) |
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Neorealism/Defensive realism |
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states are primary; anarchy; importance of military power; Anarchy makes states SCARED of one another; states DO NOT want much more than what they have; security dielmma causes war |
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• Primary actors in IR are states: int'l laws, institutions are just instruments to advance powerful states' interests; International politics is competitive, conflict-ridden because of human nature: Humans have a "will to power"; • Primary form of power is ability of A to impose its will on B. Thus, military power is most important; High v. Low Politics; there is a lust for power because of human nature; want ALL the power; power imbalances because of anarchy causes war |
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When is cooperation most likely between states, according to realism |
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Cooperation is possible in "low" politics when it does not interfere with national security; Cooperation even possible in military realm between adversaries if it locks power advantages in place |
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Collection of principles, rules, and norms that organize the collective action. Ex. WTO, UN, etc. |
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formal, written laws allowing/forbidding certain behaviors, detailing decision-making procedures, and providing guidelines for action |
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informal ideas about what is/isn't appropriate behavior for institution members in a given situation |
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Similar to economys game theory. proving that if both parties cooperate, both will benefit. |
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the expense of arranging, negotiation, and enforcing a deal |
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the expense of monitoring partners' behavior after a deal is struck |
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Democracies do not go into war with each other. |
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Democracy and capitalism highly correlated; market societies are fundamentally against war |
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Where does liberalism get its name? |
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from European Enlightenment's faith in humans to free themselves from exiting poetical order through reason and/or logic |
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