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Realism / Liberalism (Concepts (freedom of choice, political opportunity,…
Realism / Liberalism
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states and realism
- it is engrained in the natural international system
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global politics is ultimately the result of states maintaining security in the pursuance of self interest
NeoLiberalism
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follows the laissez faire ideal of economics in which things are deregulated, there is austerity and privitisation
adopted the 19th century view of liberalism and applied it to economic principles in the 20th century
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Theorists
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Hobbes
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Hobbes creates a distinctive divide between anarchy and the un-intervened pursuance of self interest
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due to the rise of structuralism in America, John Mearsheimer and later along with Kenneth Waltz established the premise for a new type of realism - neorealism which was readily adopted and is now the most dominant theory within the ideology of realism
offensive neorealism emphasis that states are power-maximising revisionists, concerned with buckpassing over balancing strategies to dominate the international system
defensive neorealism - identifies that the anarchic nature of the international system ensures that states maintain a reserved and non-confrontation foreign policy
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Definition: Machiavelli: Realism is a view of world politics concerned with competitive self interest
realism as an ideology is focused on mercantilism, balance of power politics and obtaining dynastic goals despite freedoms and human welfare
definition
A political ideology that enshrines the preservation and maintenance of individual peace and freedoms by placing the pursuit of freedom at the centre of global politics