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Contemporary international relations is closest to which social field?
Spontaneous and free market processes
What is claimed about the planning of society in contemporary international relations?
Nobody plans what the society will be like
How are relations among members of the world society described in the text?
Comprise multiple and overlapping local, regional, and international expectations
What are some claims about the international order in the text?
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Who is mentioned in relation to the concept of 'SYSTEM' in international relations?
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Study Notes
Contemporary International Relations: A Social Field
- Some argue that contemporary international relations closely resemble a social field, with interactions being primarily spontaneous and determined by free market processes.
- It is claimed that there is no central organizational structure coercively commanding behavior, and the society's future is not planned.
- Relations among members of the world society are said to involve multiple and overlapping local, regional, and international expectations, shaped by the interests, capabilities, and wills of the parties involved.
- There are contrasting claims about the international order being sewn together by diverse and cross-cutting balances of social powers, while others argue that governments are coercively affected by global actors and powerful institutions governing international relations.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712- 1778) is referenced as a key figure in the discussion of the concept of 'system' in international relations.
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