International Relations. A self-Study Guide to Theory
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International Relations (Theory)
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„levels of analysis“ • System level Philosophy of science • Positivism Normative perspective • Cooperation and institution-building desirable be- cause of collectively useful political outcomes (win- win solutions in security, welfare, environment etc.) • Optimism and belief in progress. Civilization of in- ternational politics through institutionalization. • Transformation of anarchy: anarchy becomes “regu- lated anarchy”. Theory and practice/role of the scientist • Social scientists provide objective knowledge about international politics. • Objective knowledge used for policy recommenda- tion: politics of interdependence, multilateralism and international cooperation. Review questions 1. Compare the assumptions made in neorealist and neoinstitutionalist theo- ry. Reflect on reasons for commonalities and differences. 2. What is the core question of the neoinstitutionalist research program? Compare it to that of neorealist theory. 3. Explain “interdependence” a) as a real-world phenomenon of internation- al politics and b) as an analytical concept. What function does interde- pendence as an analytical concept have in the neoinstitutionalist model of explanation? 4. Outline the neoinstitutionalist explanation of international politics. 156 Step 4: Final self-study and consolidation Self-study (3) Try to explain the increasing number and scope of international organiza- tions in the 20th and 21st century from a neoinstitutionalist point of view. Self-study (4) What kind of policy advice for the practice of international politics would be given from a neoinstitutionalist perspective? Discuss against the back- ground of the positivist claim to provide “objective knowledge”. Required readings Keohane, Robert O./Nye, Joseph 2001 (1977): Power and Interdependence. World Politics in Transition. 3 rd . ed. New York: Longman, chapters 1,2,3. Keohane, Robert O. (1984): After Hegemony. Cooperation and Discord in the World Polit- ical Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, chapters 4,5,6. Hasenclever/Mayer/Rittberger 1997: Theories of international regimes. Cambridge: Cam- bridge University Press, chapters 4 and 5. Hall, Peter/Taylor, Rosemary 1996: Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms, in: Political Studies 44: 5, 936-957. Supplementary readings Axelrod, Robert 1984: The evolution of cooperation. New York: Basic Books. Baldwin, David (ed.) 1993: Neorealism and Neoliberalism. The contemporary debate. New York: Columbia University Press Keohane, Robert O. 1986a: Realism, Neorealism and the Study of World Politics, in: Keo- hane, Robert O. (ed.): Neorealism and its Critics. New York: Columbia University Press, 1-26. Keohane, Robert O. 1986b: Theory of World Politics: Structural Realism and Beyond, in: Keohane, Robert O. (ed.): Neorealism and its Critics. New York: Columbia University Press, 158-203. Keohane, Robert O. (ed.) 1986: Neorealism and its Critics. New York: Columbia Universi- ty Press Koremos, Barbara/Lipson, Charles/Snidal, Duncan 2001: The Rational Design of Interna- tional Institutions. Spindler, Manuela 2013: Interdependence, in Schieder, Siegfried/Spindler, Manuela (eds.): Theories of International Relations. London and New York: Routledge (forthcoming). 157 References in the text Di Maggio/Powell (eds.) 1991: The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis. Chi- cago: University of Chicago Press Friedrich, C.J. 1968 Trends of federalism in theory and practice, New York: Praeger Hall/Taylor 1996: Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms, in: Political Stud- ies 44: 5, 936-957 Meyer, John W.; Rowan Brian (1977), Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony, in: American Journal of Sociology, 83: 2, 341-361. North, Douglas C. 1990: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance. Cambridge: CUP. North, Douglas, C.; Thomas, Robert P. 1973: The Rise of the Western World: A New Eco- nomic History, Cambridge. Scott, Richard W. 2001. Institutions and Organizations, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Pub- lications 158 7. New liberal theory Learning steps Introduction ......................................................................................................... 159 Step 1: New liberalism as a “positive” IR theory: assumptions about actors and structures .................................................................................................. 161 1.1. Assumptions about social actors ............................................................ 162 1.2. Assumptions about domestic structures: the state as a “representative institution” .............................................................................................. 163 1.3. Assumptions about the nature of the international system ..................... 164 Step 2: New liberalism as a general theoretical approach to IR ........................ 167 2.1. The new liberal explanation and prediction ........................................... 167 2.2. Levels of analysis: the logic of two-level-games ................................... 169 2.3. New liberalism as a contribution to multi-causal analysis ..................... 170 Step 3: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questions ............... 171 Step 4: Final self-study and consolidation .............................................................. 172 159 Introduction Following our criteria for a structured learning process for theoretical ap- proaches to IR, this unit will introduce you to the third approach presented in Download 0.79 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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