Theories in GS - Realism

realism...

• is considered the most dominant school in IR scholarship

• is an ideology

• is the newest theory

• is about being real

real politik stands for...

• soft power

• ability to conduct negotiations

• exercise of power by states towards each other

• being realist

defensive realism argues that...

• states are security maximisers

• think of how to trade better

• states are power maximisers

defensive realism argues that...

• states are security maximisers

• think of how to trade better

• states are power maximisers

Outline the Realist approach to human nature

a system operating in the absence of any central government. It does not imply chaos but the absence of political authority.

• Anarchy

• human nature

• sovereignty

• survival

...implies the ability to control the territory to enforce the rules and laws, as well as punish those who do not follow them.

• Anarchy

• human nature

• sovereignty

• survival

Outline the components of long-term capabilities which help states exercise power from realist perspective...

Outline the components of short-term capabilities which help states exercise power from realist perspective...

... process by which counterbalancing coalitions have repeatedly formed in history to prevent one state from conquering the entire region.

• Anarchy

• human nature

• balance of power

• survival