Liberalism Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the liberal view on human nature
humans are goverend by reason m
more in common than divides us
john Locks beleifs
state of nature was peacful
humans have right to live be free and own property
States are created to protect rights
First core assumption
multiplicity of actors
Second core assumption
Domestic politics affect world politics
Third core assumption
economic interdepence fosters peace
fourth core assumption
national interest is not everything
fifth key assumption
key goal of global politics is owrld peace
democratic peace theory is
People dislike war and elect politicians.
Democratic states are peaceful
Autocracies are aggressive
What is dyadic democratic peace
peace between two democracies
why does dyadic peace exist
democrats are skilled at conflict resolution
the pizza anaolgy is
Realists think wealth is a zero-sum game
liberals beleive there is always enough wealth for any state that follows the rules
what happens when we have economic interdepence
war becomes expensive
encourages contact between two culutres
good alternatice to conquest
Detail neoliberal institutionalism
Response to structural realism
Recognise anarchy as problematic.
States are rational actors.
tries to change the cost of actions by using institutions
draws on commercial and republican liberalism
what are insitutions
formal institutions eg WB
international regimes
conventions
how can institutions affect descision making
changine the cost bennefit calculation
introducing costs and incentives
why do liberals favour financial instiutions
promote freemarket practices around the world
suumary of liberalism
Domestic politics matters in world affairs
Values matter more than interests
people come together crisis
