POLS 2201 International Relations Notes PDF

POLS 2201 WEEK 2: Actors in International Relations - - - - States Actors - - - - - - - - - - Non-state actors - - - - - IGOS vs NGOS - - - - Examples of IGOs: - - How are IGOs created? - - Main Functions of IGOs - - -...

POLS 2201 WEEK 2: Actors in International Relations - - - - States Actors - - - - - - - - - - Non-state actors - - - - - IGOS vs NGOS - - - - Examples of IGOs: - - How are IGOs created? - - Main Functions of IGOs - - - - NGOs - - - - - - Their role is to Promote interest of the poor, Provide basis social service, Advocate community development, protect the environment, etc. - - - - - - MNCs MULTI NATIONAL CORPORATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - Level of analysis debate - **WEEK 3 Notes:** Realism and Neo-Realism in International Politics ------------------------------------------------- Key Concepts of Realism ----------------------- - - - - Historical Roots and Theorists ------------------------------ - - Neo-Realism (Structural Realism) -------------------------------- - - - Key Terms --------- - - - Insights for Political Science Students --------------------------------------- - - - Key Assumptions of Neo-Realism 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Realist Strategies - - - - Realism in Practice: The War in Ukraine - **WEEK 4 NOTES SEPT 30** **READING NOTES** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Key Actors** | States, nongovernmental groups, | | | international | | | | | | organizations | +===================================+===================================+ | **Characteristics of | Basically good; social; capable | | Individuals** | of cooperating | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Characteristics of States** | States are rational; states have | | | relationships | | | | | | (enduring friends and rivals); | | | state characteristics | | | | | | (democratic-liberal, | | | authoritarian-autarkic) matter; | | | | | | actors within states can | | | influence state actions | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Characteristics of the | Anarchy abridged by | | International System** | interdependence among | | | | | | actors; an international order | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Beliefs about Change** | Self-interest managed by | | | structure (institutions) | | | | | | leads to possibility of | | | cooperation and peace | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Major Theorists** | Montesquieu, Kant, Wilson, | | | Keohane, Moravcsik | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Liberalism ---------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Neoliberalism ------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - **LECTURE NOTES SEPT 30** **Liberalism** International Peace and Cooperation is POSSIBLE - - - - - Institutions - - - Kantian Triangle Realists argued that Kant was short-sighted, and that State Security superceded any other need when it is threatened, (example: russo-ukrainian war) LIBERALISM ASSUMPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cont'd 1. 2. 3. HARD POWER vs SOFT POWER - - - - - - - NEO-LIBERAL INSTITUTIONALISM - - - - - 5 questions for Liberalism and Neo-Liberal Institutionalism 1. a. b. 2. c. i. ii. 3. d. e. 4. f. g. 5. h. iii. iv. Collective Security (CL) - - - - - - - - NLI: Maintenance of International Peace and Security - - - **WEEK 5 LECTURE NOTES - MARXISM** Karl Marx - - - - - - What is Marxism? - - - - - - - Cont'd - - - - - - - - MARXISM ON CAPITALISM - - - - - - - - Cont'd - - - - - - LECTURE 6 NOTES OCTOBER 28 ### **Constructivism Theory of International Relations** #### **Overview of Constructivism** - - - - - #### **Constructivist Worldview** - - - - - - #### **Influences on Foreign Policy** - - - - - - - - #### **Core Constructivist Assumptions** - - - - - #### **Nature of Reality** - - - #### **Meanings Assigned to Material Objects** - - - #### **Constructivist View of the International System** - - - #### **Concept of Anarchy** - - - #### **Agents and Structures** - - #### **Role of Language and Discourse** - - - #### **Identities in the International System** - - - #### **Security Communities** - - #### **Patterns of Amity and Enmity** - - #### **Understanding International Security** - - - #### **Chemical Weapons: Case Study** - - - #### **Current Challenges to Norms** - - - **WEEK 7 NOTES NOVEMBER 4TH** International Security Overview ------------------------------- - - Traditional Security -------------------- - - - Non-Traditional Security (NTS) ------------------------------ - - - - Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs) -------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - Democratic Peace Theory (DPT) ----------------------------- - - Key Concepts in DPT ------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. Empirical Evidence ------------------ - - Causal Explanations for DPT --------------------------- 1. - - - 2. 3. - - 4. 5. - - 6. Challenges & Criticisms of DPT ------------------------------ 1. - - 2. 3. - 4. 5. - 6. 7. - 8. 9. - 10. 11. - 12. WEEK 8 NOTES NOVEMBER 11 The Definitional Problem ------------------------ - - - - - - - EU Definition ------------- - - - - Academic Definitions -------------------- - - - - Global Terrorism ---------------- - - - - Impact on the War on Terror --------------------------- - - - How Terrorism is Employed ------------------------- - 1. 2. 3. - - Terrorism as a Criminal Act --------------------------- - Issues in Defining the Threat ----------------------------- - - - Counterterrorism and Radicalization ----------------------------------- - The Nature of the Threat ------------------------ - - Types of Terrorists ------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - Domestic Terrorism & Weak States -------------------------------- - - Victims of Terrorism -------------------- - Sources of Terrorism -------------------- - Cyberterrorism -------------- - Bioterrorism & USA PATRIOT Act ------------------------------ - - Countering the Terrorist Threat ------------------------------- - War on Terrorism Legislative Initiatives ---------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. Transnational Crimes & Human Trafficking ---------------------------------------- - NOVEMBER 18 CLIMATE CHANGE NOTES -------------------------------- Key Concepts ------------ Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in Earth\'s weather patterns and average temperatures1. The Earth\'s average temperature is approximately 15°C, though current temperatures are rising faster than any previous period1. Evidence of Climate Change -------------------------- Temperature Changes - - - Observable Impacts - - - Health Impacts -------------- Direct Effects - - - Indirect Effects - - - - Security and Social Impacts --------------------------- Threat Multiplier Effects - - - - Conflict Risks - - - - Paris Climate Agreement ----------------------- Key Elements - - - - - - Implementation - - - Vulnerability Factors --------------------- Poor Countries Most Affected Due To - - - - - Solutions and Mitigation ------------------------ Key Approaches - - - - -