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*2023* Analyzing International Relations Lecture Notes (Lectures 1-13) - GRADE 7,5
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Notes on the lectures from the course (2023) Analyzing International Relations. INCLUDES notes from lectures 1-13 (Total: 44 pages).

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  • November 18, 2023
  • January 1, 2024
  • 44
  • 2023/2024
  • Class notes
  • Dr daniel thomas
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Subjects

  • hierarchies
  • anarchy
  • cooperation
  • interdependence
  • capitalism
  • prisoners dilemma
  • realism
  • security dilemma
  • power
  • inequality
  • game theory
  • competition
  • conflict
  • communism
  • analyzing international relations

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Notes on the lectures from the course (2023) Analyzing International Relations. INCLUDES notes from
lectures 1-13 (Total: 44 pages).


*2023* Analyzing International Relations Lecture Notes (Lectures
1-13)


Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1

Lecture 1: Introduction 1

PART II: 4 WAYS TO CONCEPTUALISE THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 2

Lecture 2: International Anarchy (& Aliens) 2

Lecture 3: International Hierarchy 5

Lecture 4: Interdependence 9

Lecture 5: Capitalism 12

PART III: THE BASICS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 16

Lecture 6: International Cooperation 16

Lecture 7: International Rules 22

Lecture 8: The Design of International Organisations (IOs) 25

Lecture 9: Autonomy of IGOs 29

PART III: THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 32

Lecture 10: New Forms of Intergovernmentalism 32

Lecture 11: Non-State Actors in Global Governance 33

Lecture 12: Power Shifts, International Order, & the Risk of War 36

Lecture 13: Environmental Governance & Climate Change 40

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PART I: INTRODUCTION

Lecture 1: Introduction
Diversity of Voices
The interconnected big Cs of our time:
● Competition
● Contestation
● Conflict
● Cooperation
● Climate change

Diversity:
● Theoretical perspectives.
● Nationalities.
● Genders.

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PART II: 4 WAYS TO CONCEPTUALISE THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

Lecture 2: International Anarchy (& Aliens)
International System
Many types of actors that co-exist within a larger system that structures them & their interactions:
● States (governments, ministries, etc.) divided territorially.
● Sub-national bodies (regions, cities, etc.).
● Inter-governmental organisations (regional or functional).
● Non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
● Multinational corporations/businesses/firms.
● Transnational networks (advocacy networks, terrorist networks, other).

International System: A combination of incentives & expectations that shape the identities &
behaviours of actors in international politics (has multiple understandings).
➔ Why study the international system?
◆ It has effects that CANNOT be explained simply by examining the actors &
organisations themselves.
➔ 4 concepts (ways of understanding) of the international system:
1. Anarchy
2. Hierarchy
3. Interdependence
4. Capitalism
➔ IMPORTANT questions:
◆ What are the dynamics of the international system (that CANNOT be attributed
simply to the preferences of the actors & organisations within it)?
◆ What do the parts have in common, & what distinguishes them?


KEY CONCEPTS SUMMARY

1. International Anarchy: The absence of effective central authority above states. Security dilemma or
likelihood of aggression or states’ identification with or against each other.
2. International Hierarchy: Vertical relationships of authority & domination (based on differences in
coercive power/wealth/market position, or deep social structures/ways of thinking).
3. Interdependence: Cross-border relationships with uneven reciprocal effects (exposure to
cross-border processes).
4. Capitalism: Integrated world system produces inequality among states & social classes (dynamics
of capitalism & interests of transnational capitalist class).


Anarchy
The “Billiard Ball’ model of IR: Simplified conceptualisation that views states as unitary actors
interacting with each other on the global stage.
➔ States are rational & self-interested entities.
➔ Like billiard balls on a table, each moves independently & interacts based on their interests.

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