Презентация на тему Global politics

(1224-74) – just war theory:
Three conditions
It had to be

declared by a ruler
The cause had to be just
The intention had to be to achieve good or avoid evil, not greed or cruelty

morality and reason can prevent war and conflicts
The idea

of internationalism - the belief that human affairs should be organized according to universal not merely national principles.
It is the theory or practice of politics based on transnational or global cooperation

The importance of interdependence and trade
Collective security
The importance of

international law

Art of War (late 6th BC)
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

(1513)
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651)
The main idea is power politics and the pursuit of national interests (not morality)

a state of nature - anarchy
State is the main

and unitary actor in IR
Survival is the main goal for states that are self-help agents

a result of balance of power – a pattern

of interaction amongst states that tends to curb aggression and expansionism by rendering them impracticable.

1960s
It is based on liberal ideas and values
Emphasize the

interdependence of states
The role of MNCs and NGOs
Politics is shaped by different interests and groups

Stage of Capitalism” (1917)
Imperialism is the policy of

extending the power or rule of a state beyond its boundaries; the system of economic exploitation and or political domination
Quest for profits through the export of surplus capital that lead to the conflict of capitalist powers with one another – control of the colonies in Africa, Asia and elsewhere.

capitalist system; the diversity of actors in IR arena
Global

structure of production and exchange is ordered., i.e divided into core and peripheral areas. (North/South Divide)

the Cold War (very unstable)
Bipolarity – two poles, (major

blocs) – during the Cold War (stable)
Multipolarity -three or more power centers; What are other strong states?
Multipolarity can be 1) fluid and unstable
2) multilaterism - system of relations between three or more states based on principles of behavior laid down by treaties and international organizations