Neorealsim Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Definition
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‘Attempt to transcend the practises and outcomes of IR into a systematic theory which can explain and predict the behaviour of states’
2
Q
Neorealism understanding of power
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Military strength, population, resources etc etc
More than power over man
3
Q
War is a product of what according to Waltz?
A
Waltz disagrees with Morgenthau simplistic theory of human nature.
War is a product of the anarchic nature of the international system
4
Q
What does Waltz create?
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‘A model, separate from reality and abstracted into its own realm’
Waltz 1979
5
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Within this model…
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‘Relative changes in the distribution of capabilities in the system, brings about system transformation’
Waltz, 1979
