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Marxism
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view #1 Lenin
imperialism - int'l expansion of capital always causes conflict. leads to economic, political, & military competition btwn great power w/in NSs (realist links)
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'highest state of capitalism' as great powers compete on economic, political and military basis
forms the basis of classical Marxist interpretations of imperialism - as based on conflict between imperialist powers
Leninist key claims
:one: 19thC late - increasing centralisation and concentration of capital; ergo, increasing internationalisation of capital (beyond NS borders)
:two: nature of competition changed; monopolistic capitalism increased competition - NS, capitalist companies, national representatives
:three: conflict arose: inter-imperialist rivalries, WWI, WWII
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view #2 Kautsky :
War not in ultimate interest of capitalist class: 'holy alliance of the imperialists' (liberal links) so will at some point unite in cooperation to reduce risk of desctructive wars p9 ch 4)
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pre-WWs - no evidence to support this view; world went to war. post-WW there is now evidence to support this?
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(political, sociological) a variety of structuralist theory
Structural Marxism: the state functions to serve the long-term interests of the capitalist class and is a mechanism for regulating class conflict, the irreconcilable tension between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.
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:star: as theroretcial analysis of international politics.... state representes wishes of the capitalist
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