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Politics

1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.

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Liberalism

Politics; Political theory

A main school of international relations. Seeks to achieve lasting peace and cooperation in international relations. Liberalists reject Realism's argument that peace cannot ...

Realism

Politics; Political theory

A theory of international relations. States that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest. Realism is based on 5 basic assumptions developed by John Mearsheimer: 1. ...

Democratic Peace Theory

Politics; Political theory

A theory which states democracies do not engage in armed conflict with other democracies. The theory states that the following factors are responsible for the peace between ...

Constructivism

Politics; Political theory

A international relations theory that claims significant aspects of international relations are historically and socially constructed, rather than inevitable consequences of human ...