Liberalism Central Assumptions and Propositions
View of history: progressive change possible
Increased material prosperity through market liberalization, technology & economic interdependence (free trade)
View of history: progressive change possible
Increased material prosperity through market liberalization, technology & interdependence (free trade)
Justice: abolition of slave trade & apartheid, human rights (ICTR, ICTY, ICC), etc..
View of history: progressive change possible
Material prosperity, justice, peace
Key actors: International Society
State interests as product of domestic actor’s preferences (not balance of capabilities)
Non-state transnational actors:
IOs (UN, WTO, ICC)
NGOs (Medecins Sans Frontiers, Greenpeace, Amnesty International)
Transnational networks = Global civil society?
Individuals / Moral Entrepreneurs
View of history: progressive change possible
Material prosperity, justice, peace
Key actors: International Society
State interests as product of domestic group preferences (not balance of capabilities)
Non-state transnational actors & institutions:
IOs (UN, WTO, ICC)
NGOs (Medecins Sans Frontiers, Greenpeace, Amnesty International)
Transnational networks = Global civil society?
Individuals / Moral Entrepreneurs: Henri Dunant, Jody Williams, Bono, etc.
What were the last several times you obeyed the law?
Why did you do it?
Coercion (“forced to”):
Realism / critical theories
Self-interested gain (“voluntarily for benefits/costs”):
(Neo-) liberalism / rational choice
Justice (“because it was right”) / Socialized (“taken for granted”):
(liberal) constructivism
Sources of Cooperation:
I) (Enlightened) self-interest
Absolute gains from cooperation
Reciprocity
International trade as positive sum game (liberal economic / trade theory)
Liberalism: Globalization as positive sum Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, 2000-2006
Implications:
World Politics not predominantly as a conflictual self-help system of anarchy, but interdependent global society with international institutions facilitating cooperation
Sources of Cooperation:
I) Enlightened (material) self-interest
Reciprocity
Learning
II) Communication, Information & Coordination and Verification
Overcome problems of distrust and cheating (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Collective Action)
Monitoring & verification for compliance:
CWC / NPT & IAEA / CTBT
Sources of Cooperation:
I) Enlightened (material) self-interest (Neo-liberalism) & reciprocity
II) Communication, Information & Coordination and Verification
Overcome problems of distrust and cheating (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Collective Action)
Monitoring & verification for compliance:
CWC / NPT & IAEA / CTBT
III) Power of Shared Ideas: (liberal constructivism)
Humanitarianism / Justice & Legitimacy
Why cooperate / seek justice & peace? “Because it is right / that’s who we are”
Human Rights / sanctions vs. Apartheid
View of history: progressive change possible
Increased material prosperity through market liberalization, technology & economic interdependence (free trade)
View of history: progressive change possible
Increased material prosperity through market liberalization, technology & interdependence (free trade)
Justice: abolition of slave trade & apartheid, human rights (ICTR, ICTY, ICC), etc..
View of history: progressive change possible
Material prosperity, justice, peace
Key actors: International Society
State interests as product of domestic actor’s preferences (not balance of capabilities)
Non-state transnational actors:
IOs (UN, WTO, ICC)
NGOs (Medecins Sans Frontiers, Greenpeace, Amnesty International)
Transnational networks = Global civil society?
Individuals / Moral Entrepreneurs
View of history: progressive change possible
Material prosperity, justice, peace
Key actors: International Society
State interests as product of domestic group preferences (not balance of capabilities)
Non-state transnational actors & institutions:
IOs (UN, WTO, ICC)
NGOs (Medecins Sans Frontiers, Greenpeace, Amnesty International)
Transnational networks = Global civil society?
Individuals / Moral Entrepreneurs: Henri Dunant, Jody Williams, Bono, etc.
What were the last several times you obeyed the law?
Why did you do it?
Coercion (“forced to”):
Realism / critical theories
Self-interested gain (“voluntarily for benefits/costs”):
(Neo-) liberalism / rational choice
Justice (“because it was right”) / Socialized (“taken for granted”):
(liberal) constructivism
Sources of Cooperation:
I) (Enlightened) self-interest
Absolute gains from cooperation
Reciprocity
International trade as positive sum game (liberal economic / trade theory)
Liberalism: Globalization as positive sum Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, 2000-2006
Implications:
World Politics not predominantly as a conflictual self-help system of anarchy, but interdependent global society with international institutions facilitating cooperation
Sources of Cooperation:
I) Enlightened (material) self-interest
Reciprocity
Learning
II) Communication, Information & Coordination and Verification
Overcome problems of distrust and cheating (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Collective Action)
Monitoring & verification for compliance:
CWC / NPT & IAEA / CTBT
Sources of Cooperation:
I) Enlightened (material) self-interest (Neo-liberalism) & reciprocity
II) Communication, Information & Coordination and Verification
Overcome problems of distrust and cheating (Prisoner’s Dilemma, Collective Action)
Monitoring & verification for compliance:
CWC / NPT & IAEA / CTBT
III) Power of Shared Ideas: (liberal constructivism)
Humanitarianism / Justice & Legitimacy
Why cooperate / seek justice & peace? “Because it is right / that’s who we are”
Human Rights / sanctions vs. Apartheid
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