Social Sciences and History / Unit 9 SSH 0838 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, Critical
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The idea
Realism puts states at the center, pursuing security; order requires a balance of power. Liberalism sees states cooperating through institutions for collective security. Constructivism reads the system as made by states' self-perception and norms. Critical theories, feminist and Marxist, bring in the underrepresented.
In practice
The security dilemma: defense read as aggression.
Where people slip
Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar count the great powers.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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