Youtube: Liberalism

Liberalism: globalization drives different states preferences then those preferences drive states to do certain things

• driven by interest group

Fundamental force in international politics: distribution of social and state preferences

1) commercial liberal theory: economic interets

2) ideational: ideals and beliefs of groups and societies

3)republican liberalism: domestic institutions, help select which groups in society who interests and ideals are represented by the state

Interests, Ideas, Institutions: different factors that influence what states want and do

liberal theory: can explain a wide range of outcomes in international system, cooperative outcomes

• WTO, European Union

Democratic Peace Theory: democracies tend to cooperate and not go to war

Realism: cause of war and peace, is due to distribution of coercive power

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Liberal: causes of war, lie in state preferences/motivations

Realist Theories=systemic theories

• causes of state behavior lie in characteristic of states

Liberal Theories= domestic theories

Liberal Theory (dealing with china): a fundamental change in the purposes of regime which led to a change in relationship with china ..change in foreign policy