Australian Foreign Policy Memorisation

Authority for Neo-Liberalism

Robert Keohane

Authority for classic liberalism

John Locke

Authority for neo-realism

Kenneth Waltz

Authority for classical realism

Thucydides

Authority for Constructivism

Alex Wendt

Authority for combination of theories

Michael Wesley and Charles Warren

Authority for human security

UNDP 1994

Authority for traditional security

Kenneth Waltz

Authority for constructivism in Australia (Fear of invasion)

Anthony Burke

Two Variants of constructivism

Conventional and Critical

Example for Australia not following its socially constructed norms

Supporting Indonesia's violent, repressive military regime in Timor-Leste prior to 1999 for economic, diplomatic and security interests.

How does Australia's involvement in security pacts and economic agreements demonstrate a commitment to 'liberalism'

Security pacts and economic agreements represent the notion of 'absolute gains', fulfilling Rousseau's 'stag hunt' analogy.

How does economic integration de-escalate conflict

China - economic integration has led to de-escalation of conflict as both states have interest in trade.

Australia and the democratic peace theory

Australia has only engaged in War with states that are authoritarian, e.g Korea (1950), Vietnam (1962), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003)