A. The Study of International Relations.
1. Subject Matter
International Relations
International Politics
World Politics
2. International Politics and Domestic Politics
Morgenthau “International Politics like all politics is a struggle for power.”
Harold Lasswell, “Politics is the study of who gets what, when, where,
and how.”
Robert Dahl, “Politics involves the “authoritative allocation of values.”
3. Level of Analysis
Decision Makers
The State
The International System
4. Development of International Relations as a Discipline.
Phase 1 -- Utopian/Normative Phase
Phase 2 -- Empirical/Normative Phase
Phase 3 -- Behavioral/Quantitative Phase
Phase 4 -- Post-Behavioral Phase
Terms:
Harold Lasswell
Robert Dahl
Hans Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations
Raymond Aron, Peace and War
Stanley Hoffmann, State of War.
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan.
Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War
James Rosenau. International Politics and Foreign Policy
Zhou Dynasty
Han Feizi and Li Si
Legalism.
Kautilya
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Nicolo Machiavelli, The Prince
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