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GO131:International Relations
Professor Walter HatchColby College
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How Americans See the World
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What in the world is “IR?”
One of four fields in political science
Had been the study of bipolar relations
In late 80s, focused on international political economy
After 9/11, refocused on security
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Studying IR after 9/11/01
States still matter
State = territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabitated by a population
State does not = nation
State exercises sovereignty; answers to no higher authority
IR deals with relations between sovereign or mostly sovereign states
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Origins of Interstate System
Warring city-states
Modern system grew through centralization of power
Thirty Years War (1618-48)
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The Westphalian System
Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
1700s: Industrialization (Great Britain, France, Prussia or Germany)
Napolean
Congress of Vienna (1815)
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The System Fails
Imperialism
Continued great power conflict
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Explaining IR:Levels of Analysis
(Waltz)
First Image: The individual
Second Image: The State
Third Image: The international system
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IR Theories
Realism
Liberalism
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Realism Liberalism
1) International system characterized by anarchy
1) International system is a mix of anarchy and order
2) States are unitary actors and are central to the international system
2) States are not unitary/domestic politics matter
3) States are rational; they seek survival through power in the short run. This is their “national interest”
3) States are rational; if democratic, they seek peace and prosperity in the long run
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