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Origins and Agendas of IR (Theories of International Relations (Liberalism…
- Origins and Agendas of IR
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Peace of Westphalia
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Based on the principles of territoriality, sovereignty and autonomy
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Globalisation
'The stretching and intensification of social and economic relations across the globe made possible by new communication and computer technologies and advances in transport'
Skeptical view: suggests that i historical comparison and given the persistence of the role of states, regional integration, nationalism and US hegemony that the world is far less global than is sometimes asserted
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Post-Westphalian Order
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Autonomy remains but is embedded in forms of global governance forcing national governments to engage internationally and multilaterally
The 'Great Divide'
Domestic:
- Inside
- Hierarchy
- Monopoly over instruments of violence
- Lawful authority
- Security
- Justice
- Community
- Peace and order
International:
- Outside
- Anarchy
- Decentralised instruments of violence
- Self-help
- Insecurity /security dilemma
- Power
- Friends and enemies
- War
The 'Critical Turn'
Any set of theories that seeks to understand the social world, guided by a suspicion towards traditional methods of understanding and interested in forms of human emancipation
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CONCLUSIONS
International Relations involves the study of more than just relations between states, important though this is
The peace of Westphalia (1648) is often taken as the starting point for the beginnings of the modern international state system, characterised by the principles of territoriality, sovereignty and autonomy
In the 'post-Westphalian order' territoriality, sovereignty and autonomy remain important, but have also undergone significant transformations
These transformations in international relations have fed into transformations in International Relations