REALISM THEORY

Realism Theory

Realism Theory

Introduction

The realism is a school of thought within International Relations, dealing with the character and distribution of power sets apart the international system. Through this approach, it is the most optimistic approach of the liberal opposition. The realism is home to three major trends which are in turn subdivided, and founded the International Relations as a systematic social science and research. Although international relations, especially since the end of the Cold War have mustered a wider range of explanations, there is still before the realism (Ramsperger, 2006, pp. 595; Heywood, 2011, pp. 14-16).

Discussion

Basic theory of political realism

The realism based on two basic assumptions:

First, it considers states as a monolithic block (black box theory), the domestic politics plays no role in the formulation of foreign policy. The "realists" go to the other assumes that the person involved in the contradictions of norm and reality, of creative and destructive possibilities of realization of freedom. From these contradictions resulting anxiety to gain from the fear of trying to acquire power through security. There is an open, multi-polar system of states without a central decision-making or sanctioning body. The supreme nation-states are thus in a permanent struggle for survival among themselves, and their foreign policy determined solely by this fight.

Second, the international system is anarchic and not in a position to permanently higher level structures of power train. The main target is the governments own survival, and that can best be achieved by ensuring that a state is more powerful than the other (potential opponents). Therefore, the states seek power. The key variables for the power position of a state are its size (for some authors, the territorial nature), its economic power and its military force. An important assumption of realism is that power at an international level, zero-sum game known as representatives of realism, both in theory and practice, are Henry Kissinger and Hans Morgenthau.

The realism is also in political ethics, the minimalist principles of self-development capacity of societies to emphasize and teleological political practices classified as dangerous (Jackson, 2008, pp. 175-178).

The six points of classical realism

With the second edition, of the work “Politics among Nations "were of Hans Morgenthau published the six points of the political realism:

Existence of objective laws of social policy

The political behaviour and society governed by equitable laws. Its root is in the nature of man. In order to improve society one must understand these laws it obeys. Thus, the observance of the laws of political action impartially considered the safest strategy for success excluding the political theory is to investigate the facts and give them meaning through reason.

Power and interest as the principles of the political

The Guidelines and Guide to the International Policy, as well as the historical and political reality in the sense of power understood the concept of interest. The term represents the link between reason and the facts tried. Reason to understand the international politics, as well as the historical and political reality.

The National interest

The term of interest which a power defined, for the realist category of an objective universal ...