Poli Sci 4

Lecture 3

Liberalism and Other Alternatives

I.  Realism Revisited

A.  Core Concepts
B.  Criticism

II.  Liberalism

A.  Emphasis
B.  Alternative View of Rationality
C.  Alternative View of Power
D.  Alternative View of the State
        1.  Neoliberalism
        2.  Nixon and Detente
E.  International Regimes
F.  Hegemonic Stability Theory
G.  Collective Security
H.  Common Security

III.  Feminism

A.  Two Primary Strands
B.  Difference Feminism
        1.  Masculinity of Realism
        2.  War and Peace
C.  Liberal Feminists
        1.  Men and Women are equal
                a.  Women Warriors
        2.  Wasting Talent

IV.  Peace Studies

A.  What is it?
B.  Conflict Resolution
        1.  Mediation
        2.  Why should a country submit?
        3.  Win-win solutions
C.  Militarism
D.  Transforming Societies
        1.  Positive Peace
        2.  Peace Movements