Three Political Theories

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This paper explains that Liberalism, which has its origins in the classical economics of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sees the world in economic terms and seeks to pacify the political environment through trade. The author points out that Realists, formalized in the 19th century, instead seek to address political matters as they stand in terms of perceived national interest. Historical Structuralism, an anthropological approach that first became popular in France in the 1960s, holds that the very social context in which decisions are made dictates their nature, as a society's "deep structure" dictates the nature with which it sees the world.

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Liberalism
Realism
Historical Structuralism

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"Realism isn't always dictated by the self-interest of individuals; leaders may also act in the strategic interest of their country. This is seen as the justification for policies dictating the American "containment" of communist influences following the establishment of the communist government in China. It is easy to see most spot political decisions, which have little or no bearing upon the lives of policy makers, as being the result of strategic thinking designed to reach an optimal outcome."

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