Name: Jariyaporn Oonpim ID: 5732301009
Summarize the article “power and International Relation” in 2 pages
International relations mean exchange and interaction that occurs across the borders of the state, this could happen with the state or indicators other than the state, which resulted in the world. Power in term of international relations refers to the power of the state, indicating both economic and military power. Those states that have significant amounts of power within the international system are referred to as middle powers, regional powers, great powers, superpowers, or hegemony, although there is no commonly accepted standard for what defines a powerful state.
Power is a central concept in international relations (IR), but its meaning is contested. But, at least in part, due to the fact that definitions of the term often do not explicitly recognize that power has multiple meanings. Despite the centrality of the concept of power to the field, therefore, we still don’t understand it well enough. Some scholars see “the difficulty of reaching a consensus on the most appropriate way to define and measure such an elusive concept” as a significant obstacle to social scientific progress.
THE POWER ANALYSIS REVOLUTION
The 'elements of national power' approach depicted power as a possession or property of states. This approach was challenged during the last half of the twentieth century by the 'relational power' approach, developed by scholars working in several disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, sociology, economics and political science
Dimensions of Power - Among the more important dimensions of power are the following: Scope, domain, weight, cost means. One scheme for classifying the means of influence in international relations includes the following categories: Symbolic means, Economic means, Military means, Diplomatic means.
Faces of power - faces of power have some relevance for the study of international relations. The first face, focused on decision making with respect to specific issues, is on view anytime the foreign policy makers of one country are trying to influence decision making in another country. The second face is illustrated whenever an agenda item is suppressed by some countries, despite the desires of other countries. And an example of the third face might be the (alleged) ability of the United States to get other countries to embrace the ‘Washington consensus’ or ‘neo‐liberal economic views.’ This third face of power is closely related to Nye’s concept of ‘soft power’ and to Antonio Gramsci’s idea of ‘hegemony.’
Power in international relations theory
International relation (IR) in early studies focused on the ideas and the history of political philosophy contract law, result-oriented approach to resolve the war and peace.
Classic balance of power theory - This concept has been used to describe the relationship between the state during the 18-19 century. balance of power is to create a balance of power relationships that bordered on real conditions. Refuse the findings and cause actual results. Denied security systems together. And believe that the nation can defend itself.
Neorealism - This theory developed by Waltz (I979) dominated discussions of international relations theory during the last quarter of the twentieth century, much as Morgenthau's (1948) version of the theory of realism dominated discussions during the period between 1950 and 1975. Overall evaluation of neorealism is beyond the scope of this chapter. Instead, the focus is on the role of power and capabilities in the theory.
Offensive Realism - is a structural theory belonging to the naturalist school of thought first postulated by John Mearsheimer that holds the anarchic nature of the international system is responsible for aggressive state behavior in international politics.
The relationship between the past, present and future in the hands of a human. The importance of the study of international relations. Is seeking The goal of international relations that are valuable to both enterprise-class families. Under democracy The government is, however, reflect the public ownership of the country. If the state is going to relate to each other better. Must be resolved before the public.