| | Number sort to group items | 01.0m |
| | Class-Defined |
| | Theory-name | Realism [ according to Morgenthau = Classical? |
| | Theory-Purpose | States engage in balancing power which is likely to produce stability. Effect is that Int'l |
| | system can produce stability in certain circumstances. States are Autonomous and in conflict |
| | Note | 1.Political realism believes that politics, like society in general, is governed by objective laws |
| | that have their roots in human nature. 2.international politics -- concept of interest defined in |
| | terms of power. 3. 3. Realism assumes that its key concept of interest defined as power is |
| | an objective category which is universally valid, but it does not endow that concept with a |
| | meaning that is fixed once and for all. 4. Realism maintains that universal moral principles |
| | cannot be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation, but that |
| | they must be filtered through the concrete circumstances of time and place. 5. Political |
| | realism refuses to identify the moral aspirations of a particular nation with the moral laws |
| | that govern the universe. 6. political realist maintains the autonomy of the political sphere, |
| | as the economist, the lawyer, the moralist maintain theirs. Political realist asks: "How does |
| | this policy affect the power of the nation?" p16 = For only by deceiving himself about the |
| | nature of politics and the role he plays on the political scene is man able to live contentedly |
| | as a political animal with himself and his fellow men. |
| | Definition-power | Ability to coerce, ability to control others, ) 0 sum quality to power |
| | Measure-success | Impossible to measure power, can observe capabilities. States [imperialism] seek to |
| | enhance; Maintain [Status-Quo] or Show [Prestige] |
| | Motivation-Actors | Basic assumption that States seek power. Because of human nature is power seeking - this |
| | motivation transferred to states. |
| | Discuss- Foreign-relations | Purpose of Foreign Policy is to pursue the national interest |
| | National-Interest | National Interest and power is the same. Purpose of State is to eliminate insecurity? |
| | System-Change-Stability | support status quo or bipolar |
| | Prescriptions | came to view - Give up crusading and defend own boundaries |
| | Reliability |
| | Literature-Defined |
| | Theoretical-Proposition |
| | Units-Analysis |
| | Instruments |
| | Modern-Theorists |
| | Modern-Works |
| | Post-Cold-War |
| | Limitation | Assumes states act like individuals with "will to power". Separates the spheres of economics, |
| | religious-moral from politics. |
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