Kenneth Waltz Images of IR
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Kenneth Waltz Images of IR
First Image: Individual
- Rational Choice Theory: Leaders have
- many advisors inputs from all fields of the state
- experience in analyzing cost vs benefits
- pressure to meet expectation by mass public elector
- [Cognitive School of Thoughts]: leaders/individuals aren’t always as rational as we think they are
- Human nature aren’t always rational, they make mistake, and overlook obvious things
- Cognitive Fallacy
- Groupthink: a cognitive fallacy where people want to fit into popular decision/option in fear of being isolated, left out, and being wrong.
- Cognitive dissonance: when leader try to ignore negative info, having biased pre-assumptions,
- Cognitive consistency: attempting to recreate past glories using same method for different situation
Second Image: State
- The political system, ruling elites, political ideologies, religion, interest groups, CSOs, public opinion, strategic culture…
- Democratic Peace Theory
- Strategic culture: political culture than transfer from one generation to another through education and social processes
- neutrality position, isolationism, internationalism
Third Image: External/Structural Factor
- Realism: foreign policy tools available to act, react, and interact in int’ environment depending on the nature of polarity within the system
- Liberalism: multiplex world order of amitav acharya