How is change possible in the international system? How do actors bring it about, and which actors matter? 'Power is the production, in and through social relations, of effects that shape the capacities of actors to determine their own circumstances and fate'. Such a view is substantially different than that espoused by the realist school, which focuses primarily on the material capabilities of states. While the state is the primary actor in international relations, today its power is challenged along a number of directions: whether by changes at the domestic level; by international actors such as international and non-governmental organizations and transnational actors; by events outside... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr P. Orchard
