Defensive realism - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Hans Morgenthu - Answer-founder of classical realism Kenneth Waltz - Answer-founder of structural realism aka neo-realism Woodrow wilson - Answer-Architect of American Idealism (liberalism) -spread of democracy - states are sovereign - alliances (League of Nations) Otto Von Bismark - Answer-WWI started alliance to stabilize and secure Germany heightens already eminent security dilemma in Europe Mearsheimer - Answer-we live in anarchy the great powers will possess offensive military ca...

State : Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation : A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State : A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution : a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed Power : A figure or a thing with higher superiority ov...

Power involves : • Sovereignty - the quality of having supreme independent authority over a territory • Legitimacy - the quality of having sovereignty recognized by constituent population and external institutions (e.g. the church), states, populations, etc. • may involve consent through fear, love, or both - Machiavell • Enforcement - the ability to use violence, coercion, or other means to establish obedience to sovereign authority • Civil-Military Relations (Huntington)...

foreign policy - ANSWER-strategy or set of strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals in an anarchic and highly competitive international system. Foreign policy is strategically employed to interact with other countries. realism basic assumptions - ANSWER-Groupism - Humans mainly members of groups the primacy of state Egoism - Self-interest drives political behavior • The State as a unitary actor • The state as a rational actor Power-c...

Power - ANSWER-Power can be seen as the ability to effect change in the world and is an aspect of relations among people functioning with various social organizations. Sovereignty - ANSWER-Sovereignty characterizes a state's independence, its control over territory and its ability to govern itself. Legitimacy - ANSWER-Legitimacy refers to an actor or an action being commonly considered acceptable and provides the fundamental basis or rationale for all forms of governance and other ways of...

States as unitary actors correct answers (Realism) All states are similar and have the same goals (self-interested in preserving nation) Security Dilemma correct answers A situation in which defensive actions by one state threaten other states Democratization Theory of War correct answers (Liberalism) States are less likely to get into war if they are democracies. If they get into wars, democracies will fight extremely hard to win (more popular = higher chance of re-election and wars are u...

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State - CORRECT ANSWER - Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - CORRECT ANSWER - A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - CORRECT ANSWER - A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be g...

Study Guide for IB Global Politics Concepts and Theories State Exam State - CORRECT ANSWER-Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - CORRECT ANSWER-A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - CORRECT ANSWER-A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-a body of fundamenta...

This essay is about offensive and defensive realism for the course international relations.