CHAPTER 3 Alternatives to Power Politics INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Slides: 7 Download presentation CHAPTER 3 Alternatives to Power Politics INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Seventh Edition Joshua S. Goldstein Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Critiquing Realism • Cooperation, not anarchy, is a more accurate view of the world • World interests, not national interests, characterize most decisions of leaders • Values and preferences are not always truly rational • Economic issues are growing in strength, as military issues decline Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Our Changing World • Collective goods problem can be resolved by international agreements • International rules solve problems, opening new possibilities • The decline of hegemons can lead to war or more collective security • Women become more influential in many countries Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Overlapping Bell Curves Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Changing Solutions • Different approaches to solving problems • Changing conceptions of each other • Imagine a world without borders Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Feminism • • Why gender matters The “masculine” view of the world War as a quintessentially male occupation Women in combat Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Redefining Interests • • Constructivism Postmodernism Peace studies Conflict resolution Positive peace Peace movements Nonviolence Pacifism Pearson Education, Inc. © 2006 Politics and international relations bathBalance of power in international relationsBalance of power in international relationsPower and politics in organizationsPower politicalPower politics and conflict in organizationsPower, politics and conflict in organizationsPreferred power tactics by influence direction