KEY IR CONCEPTS:
[NOTE: check the index of any good IR text or other references(1) to look up these terms]
realism/liberalism/neoliberal institutionalism/Marxism
power:
anarchy
state
nation
state system
state interests
core state interests/instrumental interests
hegemon
spheres of influence
security dilemma
arms race
action-reaction dynamic
balance of power
cooperation
II, IO, IGO, INGO
UN, GATT, IMF, NATO, EU, OSCE, WEU, Warsaw Pact
alliances
collective defense/security
zero-sum
high/low politics
Cold War
Post-Cold War security structures
terrorism
democracy
democratic peace
foreign policy (more on this in later lectures)
diplomacy
@rrobyn
1. All of these concepts can be found in Hughes,
Continuity
and Change in World Politics(KSU Library #JX 1391.H84). Other IR
references: Holsti, International Politics: A Framework for Analysis
(JX 1305.H6 1983); The Dictionary of the 20-Century World Politics
(Ref JA61.S53 1993); Piano & Olton, International Relations Dictionary
(JX 1226.P55); IR: The New World of International Relations
(JX 1391.R5864). On-line: ITP Nelson Political Science Glossary
<http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html>.Encyclopedia
Britannica On-Line <http://www.eb.com:180/>.
sovereignty
polarity
warfare
OTHER concepts important to IR but not dealt with here: nationalism, hegemonic
stability theory, crisis management, imperialism (cultural), LDCs (AICs,
NDCs)