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Title: NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY
Description: One page summary of NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY (Baumann, Rittberger, Wagner)
Description: One page summary of NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY (Baumann, Rittberger, Wagner)
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matrikelnummer 108 022 23921 9
Giorgia Feltrin
NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY
(Baumann, Rittberger, Wagner)
According to Neorealism, every State’s foreign policy is highly influenced by its position in the
international system, the so-called independent variable referring to the ability to control resources,
other actors’ behaviours and the outcomes of such behaviours, in line with its own power
...
The word
autonomy in this context refers to an actual independence from other actors of the international system,
meanwhile influence stands for the capacity of impacting over the current political environment, from
other actors’ behaviours to collective decision making of International Organizations
...
The most influential factors for a State’s foreign policy are the dependent variables, as opposed to the
independent variables of anarchy and States themselves, viewed as the main part of the international
system
...
Another relevant aspect is whether in that precise moment the system is a bipolar or non-bipolar one,
which determines the amount of freedom States possess in the international system and how it can
use its capabilities
...
Neorealism theories are based on the assumption of rationality of behaviours from States and, given
this, one chooses an autonomy-seeking policy in order to reinforce its independence from other States
or reduce its current dependence on others actors, since international institutions play a major role in
restraining freedom of movement, meaning this policy could result in the withdrawing from
International Organizations or the refusal to send material resources or delegate some decisionmaking powers
...
This policy manifests with the increasing of share in the intraorganizational resources and the consequent increasing in voice opportunities – with the obvious
preference for institutions that offer the most opportunities – and the reinforcement of the dependence
that weaker States must deal with
...
As
we can see, those two policies often are in contrast with each other, especially if IOs are involved
and the Neorealist Foreign Policy Theory is divided in two school of thoughts, Classic Neorealism
and Modified Neorealism
Title: NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY
Description: One page summary of NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY (Baumann, Rittberger, Wagner)
Description: One page summary of NEOREALIST FOREIGN POLICY THEORY (Baumann, Rittberger, Wagner)