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Chapter 4 Using Popular Culture as a Light: Middle Earth, Levels of Analysis, and War

Chapter 4 Using Popular Culture as a Light: Middle Earth, Levels of Analysis, and War. Levels of Analysis. Provide a means to organize systematic thinking about world politics. System Level. Anarchy. “Security Dilemma”. Which system will be most stable?. Unipolar. B ipolar. Mult ipolar.

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Chapter 4 Using Popular Culture as a Light: Middle Earth, Levels of Analysis, and War

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  1. Chapter 4Using Popular Culture as a Light:Middle Earth, Levels of Analysis,and War

  2. Levels of Analysis Provide a means to organize systematic thinking about world politics

  3. System Level

  4. Anarchy “Security Dilemma”

  5. Which system will be most stable? Unipolar Bipolar Multipolar

  6. Major shifts in power capabilities are associated with war

  7. Alliance Patterns Balancing & Bandwagoning

  8. Balance in technology between offense and defense

  9. Interdependence through international norms, organizations, and institutions can provide alternatives to use of force

  10. Capitalism can produce imperialist war due to intensifying competition

  11. Critical and Feminist Scholarship

  12. State Level

  13. Democracies are unlikely to fight against each other

  14. A leader in trouble may use an external conflict to divert the public’s attention away from domestic problems

  15. Social Influences Does the public want war or peace? How much are people willing to suffer? Does the economic system encourage expansion, imperialism, or are its features benign?

  16. Individual Level Biologically-oriented drive to control territory Human nature

  17. Problems facing decision-makers • Belief Systems • Personalities • Physical and Mental • Health • Perceptions

  18. Bureaucracies can help or hinder war Foreign Policy Role Playingdiplomacy vs. military

  19. Levels of AnalysisWar of the Ring

  20. Capability distributions evolve and impact war’s likelihood

  21. Many in Middle Earth are concerned about the growing presence of Sauron

  22. Balancing of power is most evident in the Fellowship

  23. Bandwagoning is seen in Saruman’s side-switching

  24. Minas Tirith and Helm’s Deep were very well fortified and difficult to attack

  25. Interdependence at very low level in Middle Earth – alliances tend to be temporary

  26. Middle Earth is populated overwhelmingly by autocracies Rohan Mordor Gondor

  27. Dangers of unchecked personal power and inadequacies of monarchical systems

  28. Women’s political influence is indirect and through marriage or family connections

  29. Levels of Analysis and World War 1

  30. Europe plunged into war due to its multipolar nature

  31. Fighting in World War 1 was dominated by defensive weaponry

  32. Capitalist economic system was principal underlying reason for war

  33. Nationalism was pervasive and reinforced rivalries

  34. Disintegration of Ottoman, Russian, and Austro-Hungarian Empires opened door to war

  35. Germany had been gaining power and influence, but had internal tensions

  36. Weak leadership was linked to the dynastic systems that produced them Tsar Nicholas of Russia Emperor of Austria-Hungary Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany

  37. Post-Cold War, the US had full discretion in intervening around the globe

  38. DPRK • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsDSbmQR9lc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZsVP2WoE9E • http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/27/19703009-north-korea-marks-60-years-since-korean-war-with-massive-victory-day-parade?lite • Critical theory • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz0tINoLEr0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbQE5DZuJqU • Comfort women • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-UwU1-RVWs

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