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Realism

Ágoston Csenge English 13 cards

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1The three level of analysisIndividual, Unit and System level
2The three "S"-esstate, security, self-help
3Realist approachesClassical, Modern, Neo-Realism and Post-Cold War realism
4Classical realismRousseau, Hobbes, Thucydides
Before WW II
Basic concepts, not a real subschools
5anthropological pessimismCentral feature of human nature selfishness/egoism
Political actors are antropomorf actors
Politics is a struggle for power
6Philosophical foundation of realismThucydides
Machiavelli
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
7Forms of realismScientific neo-realism
Interpretative Classical realism
8Stereotypes about realismIrrationalism
Monolithism
Radical dichotomization
9Why a comlex phenomena?Never has been a single theory
Several subschools
Internally inconsistent, not logically coherent theory
10AnarchyNo supreme or global authority
Inherent security of states
Self-help environment - security on own/ allies
Absence of global government
By nature conflictual
11state of waralliances are temporary, states are possible enemies
12Security dilemmaPossibility of war continues
13Balance of powerMatching power to other to maintain peace

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