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| What is the definition of Structure and process? |
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| Neorealist believe that the problem of anarchy is structural and leads to conflict, neoliberalists believe the the logic of anarchy is a process that can lead to cooperation. |
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| What is the significance of structure and process? |
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| Wendt bridges the neorealists and neoliberal logic of anarchy to state that there is no logic to anarchy. Anarchy is an effective practice and is what states make of it. |
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| What is the definition of Security Dilemma? |
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| When one state sees another state incrasing its defenses in order to increase security, it gets scared, feels threatened, and creates it's own defenses, leading to a downward spiral where all states try to gain the most power. |
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| What is the significance of Security Dilemma? |
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| Referenced in discussion on realism in Waltz's Theory, "anarchy is the premissive cause of war" This explains why some states may go to war even if neither state actually desires conflict. |
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| What is the def. of death of the author? |
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| The myth is that there is an author. An author can not be known without deconstruction. Wendt believes that there is an author and that people do not realize that there is an author. The author must die in order for the reality of the death to continue. |
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| what is the significance of death of the author? |
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Essential to Wendt's argument that "anarchy is what states make of it" within constructivism. Assume that the population will believe that anarchy is a natural phenomenon, essentially killing the author. |
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Def. of theory of territoriality. |
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Waltz first level of analysis. negative or violent reaction of an individual when personal territory or space is invaded. Agression is response. Instinct to protect territory. |
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| Sig. Of Theory of territoriality. |
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| Located in Waltz's 1st level of analysis, explanation of conflict. Fight or flight instinct. |
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Def. of International Society |
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Based on the idealist idea that there is a basic goodness to people that can be corrupted by bad forms or organization on state and society levels. If people could be organized in ways that allow them to really truly honestly communicate with each other than they can see what they have in common and unite around common standards or at least put in place common laws and rules. |
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Sig. of International Society |
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| kegley states that there is no world government but they notion of international society encourages nations to work together. |
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| Def. of Rational actor model |
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| The only thing that realists and indealist agree on it that states react rationally. Rationalism is the theoreticl understanding of changes in agents and structures because it only examines changes in behavior and excludes an examination of changes in identities and interests. |
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| Sig. of rational actor model |
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| wendt says that it limits theoretical understanding of changes in agents and structures because it only examines changes in behavior and excludes an examination of changes in identities and interests |
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| def. of hegelian dialectic |
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| theisis development through the stages of theisis, antithesis and syntheses in accordance witht he laws of dialectic materialism. process whereby opposite views or force come into conflict, which eventually leads to the overcoin ot reconciliation of the opposition in a new and presumably higher form. |
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| Significance of Hegelian dialectic. |
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| Referenced in globalization. Fukuyama claimed that there was no ideology to contend with liberalism and therefor no other new ideology would be able to emerge because we were at the end of an ideological evolution. Explains the end of history. |
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| phenomenon constructed by participants in a particular culture or society, existing only because the participants agree to behave as if it exists. |
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| Wendts theory of Constructivism. people act towards objectrs including other actors on the basis of the meanings that the objects have for them. |
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| def. traditional nuclear family. |
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| valuing the traditional heterosexual nuclear family there is no higher value than living in a secure family. gives meaning to life. |
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| sig. of traditional nuclear family. |
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| refers to how fatal attraction makes sense of the world. deviant behavior is threatening the sanctity of the traditional nuclear famliy. |
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| agree with neo realist on the idea that states are the dominant actors in international politics, rationalism is the theoretical disposition through which they explanin internation state interaction and security is defined in "self interested terms" |
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| wendt thinks that neoliberals lack a systemic theory of how changes occur and thus must privelage realist inisghts about structure while advancing their own insights about process. Wendt worries that the neorealists and neoliberal commitment to rationalism restricts how theorists can think about international change |
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| everything that goes into the production of the necessities of life including productive forces and the relations of production |
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| sig. of mode of production |
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| relating to globalization. marx uses the means of production to explain the empty core of capitalism. one side is always exploited. |
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| states are motivated by their own interest. |
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constructivism. it is possible to change the anrachic nature of the system of states by changing the states interest. |
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| grounded in the realm of women's experiences. this is in terms of how feminists conduct their analysis. . all feminists share this experience. |
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| sig. of feminist ideology |
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| related to adam jones myth gender is a variable. one of the three essential characteristic of feminism. |
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| branch of epistemology. description of concepts and relationahips between them |
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| idea that liberalism is incapable of delivering a meaningful life. |
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sig of empty core of liberalism. |
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| globalization. could start up history again and therefore disprove fukuyama. |
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| def of historical materialism. |
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| capitalist system is naturally unequal. gloablization is bad because is does not result in an equitable distribution of global wealth. history ends at next stage when socialism or cummunism is realized. |
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| sig. of historical materialism. |
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| gloablization. opposite of neoliberalism. neoliberals believe that globalization is about the benevolent spread of liberal economic political and cultural processes, institutions and practices throughout the world. |
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| gender could be placed and contained in some distinct thing called a variable. gender itself would be considered outside of gender. it would ve free of gender. |
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| significance of gender as a variable. |
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| ir scholars look at gender as something that they can explore quantitativce and qualitatively. Jones argues that the gender variable must be made more inclusice, especially of the gendered positions of men and masculinities in international relations |
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| culture and religious deifferences between civilizations |
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| modernatization and development. huningtion describes the differences in civilization and why thos civilizations go to war. |
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| differenct civilizations within one country which have varied and sometimes opposing value systems and cultural norms |
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| the example of a community with a community. ex. hispanic immigration within the la area. |
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