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Today’s Topics Realism. Wrapping up Gilpin’s realism. Comparing classical realism and neorealism. Discussion activity on realism. Gilpin’s Hegemonic Cycle. Other Contemporary Realism. Robert Gilpin – War and Change in World Politics (1981)
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Today’s TopicsRealism • Wrapping up Gilpin’s realism. • Comparing classical realism and neorealism. • Discussion activity on realism.
Other Contemporary Realism Robert Gilpin – War and Change in World Politics (1981) • More analysis of domestic processes of growth and decline than Waltz, in order to explain change. • This provides theory with greater scope and detail, but less definite predictions than Waltz’s strict neorealism.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism: Similarities • Explain world as it is, not as it should be. • Domestic politics separate from foreign policy. • States rational actors, not moral agents. • Power and/or security define states’ interests. • Pervasiveness of conflict. • Morality a tool of powerful, not true motivation. • International system stays basically the same.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism • Differences: • Actors • Neorealists: sovereign states are only important actors. • Classical realists: actors in system may change.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism • Differences: • Leaders’ personalities and rationality assumption • Neorealists: leaders rationally pursue security or “die”. • Classical realists: leaders’ temperaments vary, and some may be pathological.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism • Differences: • Interests • Neorealists: security. • Classical realists: power.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism • Differences: • Sources of interests • Neorealists: structure of system. • Classical realists: human nature.
Comparing Classical Realism and Neorealism • Differences: • Methods • Neorealists: more deductive. • Logic of system. • Classical realists: more inductive. • Historical approach.
Small-group Activity • Read handout copy of Rice speech on fight against terrorism (5 min.). • Break into small groups (5-6 people) for discussion and choose (5 min.): • 1 passage that shows evidence of realist viewpoint. • 1 passage that shows evidence of non-realist viewpoint. • Come together as class to discuss passages.