THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE‚ FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. COURSE: POS 741 (THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL THEORIES GROUP MEMBERS: (1)OSAYIMWEN OSAHON GEORGE (2)IBIYEMI ENOCH OLAWALE (3)JOLAOSO AYOMIPO OPEYEMI TO BE SUBMITTED TO: DR E.U IDACHABA April‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Environmental
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The question of whether International Relations is a distinct discipline has been a matter of consistent controversy. However‚ any field of study needs to fulfill certain criteria in order to be classified as a distinct academic discipline. Accordingly‚ I believe‚ that International Relations is indeed a ‘Distinct Discipline’ since it has many characteristics of a distinct academic discipline. International Relations can be interpreted by some to be ‘actual relations between states’ but in the
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International Relations Between Britain and Canada Canada has always had strong relations with Britain; starting as one of Britain’s colonies and later becoming an independent nation. The 19th century brought many changes to Canada; as a new independent nation so closely related to Britain‚ Canada began to step out from under her founder’s shadow and be seen apart from Britain. The United States became Canada’s largest trading partner in the early 19th century‚ a close reliable neighbour
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INTERNATIONAL RELATION AND ITS IMPACT TO THE SOCIATY The renewed violence in the Nuba Mountains‚ Sudan. If it were to continue that way without constructive dialogue between the government of Sudan and the rebels‚ the Nuba Mountains people will be wiped out in the next thirty years!‚ it will not be because of diseases or the end of the world in Sudan‚ but because of the Sudan government is policy; blocking of the humanitarian help to reach the people in Nuba Mountains‚ the rebels in South Sudan
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Contending Perspectives of International Relations Theory – a set of propositions and concepts that seeks to explain phenomena by specifying the relationships among the concepts; to predict phenomena. The purpose of theory is that it helps guide us toward and understand of which various explanations are necessary and sufficient explanations for events. Hypotheses –statements positing a particular relationship among two or more variables. Levels of Analysis‚ first used by Waltz and later expanded
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Power Power is an international relations concept. The effects of international power determine the extent that actors in the international arena can control their own fate and circumstances. In a report for the International Organization Foundation‚ Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall present four types of international power that include compulsory power‚ institutional power‚ structural power and productive power. Compulsory power occurs when one actor directly exerts control over another. Institutional
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International Relations (IR) is the study of relationships between countries. The author in this reading goes into detail on the origins of IR and how they fit into our society today. Key topics that are talked about are state sovereignty‚ state system‚ the security dilemma‚ hegemony‚ balance of power. IR can affect many things from wars to the economy‚ as was seen with WWII and The Great Depression. The main reason we study IR is the fact that the entire population of the
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editorial Introduction: militarization and international business Peter Stokes Lancashire Business School‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK 5 Ryan Bishop National University of Singapore‚ Singapore‚ and John Phillips National University of Singapore‚ Singapore Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue which looks into how militarization can be seen as an entity from which international business‚ management and organization can or cannot
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Realism‚ the Blueprint of International Relations From the Clinton administration’s reluctance to acknowledge genocide in Rwanda to the United States’ unwillingness to intervene in Darfur‚ the evidence overwhelmingly shows that many states in the world conform to the realist ideology. Scott defines realism as a major theoretical approach to international relations emphasizing the competitive‚ conflict-ridden pursuit of power and security among states in world politics (Scott 62). Realist believe
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important instruments in international relations ‚ Hans Morgenthau an American political scientist suggests that “international politics like all politics ‚ is a struggle for power. Power is central to realist thinking which can be dated back to Thucydides who said ‘the strong do what the have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept .” realists also believe that humans are naturally political animals they crave power and are self centred. International relations as the study of relationships
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