{"product_id":"cyclic-or-dynamic-neorealism-versus-neoliberalism-von-jan-ludert","title":"Cyclic or dynamic - Neorealism versus Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - International Politics - General and Theories, grade: 1.6, The Australian National University, language: English, abstract: Contemporary theory of International Relations is a continuous scholarly battleground for various\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschools of thought. This paper will scrutinize two prevailing theories of neorealism and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneoliberalism, namely Kenneth Waltz¿s concept of political structures juxtaposed with Robert O.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeohane¿s neoliberal institutionalism. To arrive at a critical conclusion that explains which of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwo constructs stand a better chance of successfully explaining the most fundamental workings of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe international system of states, a four-part sequence is proposed in this paper. Firstly, this paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill explain how both authors define their assumed principles and how those assumptions are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esummarised in relation to the international system. Secondly it will demonstrate where the author¿s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eideas intersect and\/or divert from the other. Thirdly, it will examine if it is feasible to classify the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eideas as distinct theories or if it is perhaps more accurate to see Keohane¿s work as an alteration to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneorealist theory. Finally, by equating the logical consequences of the findings in the preceding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esections, this paper will conclude with a restrictive formulation of the more convincing idea within\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe confines of the two texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaltz commences his 1979 chapter on political structures in ¿Theory of International Politics¿ by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estressing the need for a system theory of international politics, which is set apart from economic,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocial and other international realms. He adapts the idea of structure predominately used by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeconomists and anthropologists. Waltz is particularly interested in the creation and interaction of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe units within the system and amongst each other, as well as the forces and outcomes that the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunits entail. By setting aside ¿the characteristics of units, their behaviour, and their interactions¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand focusing purely on their position within the structure instead, Waltz argues that an abstract theory of the system will more precisely explain how the structure of political systems affects the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eagencies, its units, thereby minimising confusion between system and unit level causalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Waltz continues his deductive approach to political systems he constitutes structure and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einteracting units.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656763079\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656763079","offer_id":39447271669853,"sku":"9783656763079","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/b8b78b6c-04a9-4098-9eaa-5119411321d6.jpg?v=1778134989","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/cyclic-or-dynamic-neorealism-versus-neoliberalism-von-jan-ludert","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}