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IR231 1
Ayşe-Şevval-Raylaz Assignment 2, book assignment, ENG102 Final, adm1122, Adm1122 midterm
• critical theory :
• gains inspiration through spirit of marxism:
what is its spirit
• it focuses on emancipation
• also rooted in Frankfurt school
• thinks were mainly interested in superstructure family, culture, authoritarianism
• sceptical of role of working class to bring emancipatory change in world politics
• inspired from both marxism and frankfurt school
• both critic of world politics —< Habermaas
• like marxism they critique inequality, see existent system as unequal
• but as diff. from marxism , such inequities also cultural and political
• for neo realism u can see that realist argue that anarchy is consistent
• for critical theory, humans can transform radically ct. critics economic determinism we have also other forms of gender and ethnic inequalities
4. they critize subject object fact value distinction for them knowledge is always subjective critique state centrism
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look for alternative world orders, g beyond conception of nation citizenship present institutions
Gramsci away from economic determinism move toward IPE
Habermaas: move away from both IPE and economic most interested in international ethics and security IR- 24.12.2019- Tuesday states choose the way they interact, not always neutral if we have no opinion bout each other, then we create certain kind of idea of beginning, we act with certain identities by being part of members of security organisation, or members of same security organisation shape the way of identities baggage of history between us, and we shape our rs based on that already existent baggage at the same time, bc we are interacting all the time as social beings, our ideas bout each other can change this change can come from change insecurity alliances states can choose how to act, not only of distribution of power changes, security alliances, but institutions and the common understanding not bc of being big and small, but about how you perceive each other main idea if you are member of alliances in cold war , ? states still come together and agree upon, sign 1982 sea law convention, Helsinki, these might have positive impact on state behaviour but still post-struct. theory of late s developed in post cold war, rigid dividing lines in intl. system inexistent states were interacting with each other during that time more freely impact of time 2 things shaped intl. rel. approaches
1. developments in intl. system, i.e end of bipolarity
2. other social sciences reaching to ir. post structuralism comes with these two together
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states actually interacting with each other what do we do with states who don’t comply with norms then interntaional society is in the process of creating new norms, and not always have mechanism to define these norms
NPT: korea was part, then went off there are no checks and balances for what to do with states which don’t comply norm intuit context is not completely establ.: that do u do with sates out of the treat iran and israel: israel is not subject to intl. investigation if you are out of a treaty, then not bound iran in NPT, but cheating, trump crippling iran at the end of the day still anarchical system and norms just binding under tretaies by those who sign it, for some countries norm internalisation nonexistent especially for legal treaties, still binding, turkey is not part of maritime law, not a signatory not apart of this treaty how states dear with anarchy change can happen, bc change the way they act states can create new cooperative networks, or decide to go to war, depending on how they shape relations what we did during this term major pattern of thinkings ir discipline emerged after ww1, how to prevent wars, relaist liberals differences if power, the systemic determinant of power, came to an understanding anarchy dominates area
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Marx: capitalism is doing so
• tries to understand what are the main actors, possibilities of cooperation, scene of sources of conflict, what are the approaches to main issues of peace and major interactive patterns
• new theories problematize scientific claim, aiming dominant theories of ir continue emphasise role of state, looking at possibilities of cooperation, more and more coming to discuss issues of what constitutes the basic patterns of international societies
• recent question in past two decades, wether shift from principles of coexistence to norms of solidarity, questioning the givenness of Westphalia
• do alls states deserve sovereignty forever, especially important in recent decade bc sovereignty, more and more seen as sth to be deserved,
• nonintervention, and sovereignty which states only acquire by constantly proving to respect minimum standard of human rights
• going to look at how each of these concerns regarding Westphalian principles, how new norm building, new norm cascade is going on in certain issue areas of world politics,
• and we will constantly questioning our traditional understanding
• what makes states go to war change in new era, Marx; Kaldor—> issues of

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