1.
Assumptions
*Analytic units: classes, states, societies, and nonstate
actors operate as part of world capitalist system.
*View of actors: international relations viewed from
historical perspective, especially the continuous development of world
capitalism.
*Behavioral dynamic: focus is on patterns of dominance
within and between societies.
*Issues:
economic factors are most important. 2. Precursors
*Karl Marx: historical development of capitalism, the
proletarian revolution
*John A. Hobson: capitalism leads to imperialism, which
brings on structural exploitation.
*V.I. Lenin: imperialism as the highest stage of capitalism
3. Theories related to the globalism image
*Dependency theory
Modernization (industrialization) brings on exploitation and
dependency.
The
analysis of cases in Latin America *World-system theory
Immanuel Wallerstein’s distinction
between “world empire” and “world economy.”
From around 1500 A.D., we have entered
the age of the (capitalist) world economy.
Inequalities arise from the division of labor and the
distribution of production.
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*The idea of cycles (cyclical patterns) in the history of
international relations
Structural
interpretations of history
The hypothesis of the rise and fall of the great powers
*Changes
in the international economy
Changes in the rank or position of actors and regions
Growth and contraction of capitalism
*Change in the world capitalist system itself
The
role of ideas; the possibility of revolution Socialism as a substitute
New
political agenda: a third way?
5. Questions for
evaluation
*Can
ideas change the world?
*Is there a role for critical theory to play in
international relations theory?
*What is the relative weight of the international structures
and domestic conditions (state, society, economy) in underdevelopment?
*How can we compare the effects of
military, political, economic, and cultural contacts among peoples, states, and
regions?
*Can an understanding of “globalism” help us to evaluate
contemporary “globalization”?
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