Realism, anarchy and cooperation
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 8
Abstract
Realism starts with states as the primary actors in the international system. Anarchy is the ordering principle of the international system. The anarchic principle allows realism to present a pessimistic analysis of the prospects for international cooperation and of the capabilities of international institutions. International anarchy fosters competition and conflict among states and inhibits their willingness to cooperate even when they share common interest. Liberal institutionalism came as a major challenger to realism. Historically appearing in its three successive presentations-functionalist integration theory in the 1940s and early 1950s, neo-functionalist regional integration theory in the 1950s and 1960s, and interdependence theory in the 1970s argued that international institutions can help states to cooperate. Thus, compared to realism, these earlier versions of liberal institutionalism offered a more hopeful prognosis for international cooperation. Also, provide an optimistic assessment of the capacity of institutions to help states achieve cooperation. Neo-liberalism, even accepting and retaining various realist principles, advocates the possibilities of cooperation and possible capacity of international institutions in this regard.Despite the existence of an anarchic world order, states do cooperate. No state would be able to live on its own or in isolation because of the simple concept of interdependence. My attempt is to look into the question of how far is the realist anarchic conception problematic in attaining cooperation in international system. Methodology may include following and reviewing the primary and secondary resources. Interview with eminent professors (on campus) will also be helpful.
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Shameem Ahmad Mir
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