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POLS Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | Wrote the Fourteen Points Speech. Wilsonian Idealism was foreign policy Liberal in nature because it promoted democracy and that war is preventable through actions of state. |
| League of Nations | An IGO formed after WWI to prevent future interstate wars. Failed bc the U.S. failed to join, even tho Wilson authored it, |
| collective security +++ (Claude) | Aggression by one state would be treated as an attack on all states. States must commit themselves to world peace, subordinate immediate national interests, give up sovereignty over war decisions, & give up traditional security alliances. |
| Kellog-Briand Pact | (1928) Treaty between U.S. and other Powers condemning war as an instrument of natl. policy. |
| Fourteen Points Speech | Ended WWI. Led to the creation of League of Nations. Created a clar vision post WWII. Denounced secret treaties & land disputes. Blueprint for peaceful INTL order. |
| anarchy | A system in which there is no overarching authority. |
| Hans Morgenthau | Modern Realism theorist-"The Balance of Power" |
| George Kennan | An American diplomat during the Cold War that formulated the U.S.' containment policy. |
| power | The ability of a state to achieve its desired outcome. |
| Containment +++ | Kennan "the adroit and vigilant application of counterforce at a series of constantly shifting geographical and political points, corresponding to the shifts and maneuvers of Soviet policy" basically containing the spread of communism. |
| bourgeoisie +++ | Those who own the means of production in a capitalist system. |
| proletariat | working class who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor to survive. |
| Vladimir Lenin | "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" (1917) Lenin believed states will inevitably go to war over raw materials. |
| monopoly capitalism | Two forms: Industrial (control raw materials) & financial (control investment capital). Creates colony-owners, colonies, & dependent countries. Marx's revolution hadnt come bc prolet. had become burgeoisie, or wanted to be led. |
| women's subordination | The unjustified asymmetry between women’s and men’s social, economic, and political positions present in nearly every culture and in most social and political institutions |
| gender | A social construct that produces gender-based characteristics. |
| patriarchy +++ | System of male dominance in which power is exercised by men, for men, & which directly/indirectly limits the opportunities available to women. Lack of opportunity for women in INTL politics. |
| balance of power | |
| bipolarity | Waltz & Mearshimer argue bipolar system is self-contained and multipolar systems are too complex, which can lead to complexities, imbalances, and friction. |
| multipolarity | Morgenthau & Kissinger argue cross-cutting interests help states cooperate |
| hegemon | A dominating power in the unipolar world that must be willing to burden the cost of providing public goods. |
| public goods | Usually provided by hegemons. Anyone can make use of it once it exists even if they didn't contribute to its provision. Includes international free trade order, INTL Monetaryw Fund |
| Long Cycle Theory | (George Modelski) Believed history moved in 100 year cycles with 4 phases: 1) Global War, 2)W |
| Liberalism | -- |
| Realism | -- |
| Radical | Principle characteristic of world order is capitalism, not anarchy. Policy prescription: The system of global capitalism must be radically transformed. |
| Feminism | Sjoberg=builds on other paradigms, argue global politics cannot be understood w/o reference to gender. Feminists are concerned with women's subordination. |
| System Level of Analysis-State | States behave in similar ways. State behavior results from the operation of the international system. Denounced secret treaties & land disputes. |
| Hegemonic Stability Theory (Unipolar) | Emerged from INTL political economy theory. In a unipolar system, a hegemon must be willing to burden the cost of providing public goods. |
| Is preponderance of power or balance of power more stable? | |
| Bipolarity or Multipolarity = more stable INTL system? | |
| Feminism and realism | Realists believe human nature is fixed. Feminists believe in social constructs, like gender. |
| Capitalism | Economic system that entails private ownership of the means of production, and in which the production/distribution of goods and services is the result of the choices made by firms and individuals in a market setting. |
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