Political theory

Political theory

Concepts and principles used to describe political events

Contributors in Political theory

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 exist. Instead they use a ...

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. Great powers are the ...

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 liberal states. 1. ...

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 nature. ...