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2. Structural Building Blocks
   1. Politics and the State
      1. state; sovereignty; relational power; structural power; hard/soft power;
      2. Emphasis on the state is a hallmark of conventional IR theory. The state, as well as to some extent those relatively coherent and autonymous systems of institutions that are tasked with governance for a specific geographic territory and population. Susan Strange -- RELATIONAL POWER: the kind of power which enables an actor to get another actor to do his will. Typically this kind of power is at play in use of conventional force or even nuclear weapons to deter or punish adversaries. STRUCTURAL POWER is important within the IPE field: the power to shape and determine the structures of the global political economy within which other states, their political institutions, their economic enterprises and (not least) their scientists and other professional people have to operate." (11)
   2. Economics and the Market
      1. markets; limits and extent of state control (Smith; Ricardo; Marx; Keynes; Hayek)
   3. Sociology
      1. Analysis
         1. Interested in understanding society in terms of its composition (ie. social groups)
         2. Tribes, Clans, Social Groups -- that often crosscut state boundaries
      2. 9/11
         1. "A Sociologist might be concerned with how matters of class, race, ethnicity, and gender enter into the issues of globalization and terrorism. One effect of both globalization and the terrorist attacks has been to make some people more fearful of displaced immigrants and foreigners. Many sociologists study how people behave when confronted with "otherness." They might also be particularly concerned about how immigrant groups were treated in the aftermath of 9/11 and the effect of the attack on their families, communities, and their identities." (9)
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3. Four Global Structures
   1. Security Structure
   2. Production and Trade Structure
   3. Finance and Monetary Structure
   4. Knowledge and Technology Structure
4. Interdisciplinary Perspectives & Value Sets
   1. Mercantilism
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      3. Economic Nationalism
         1. REACTION TO LIBERALISM
         2. INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED
         3. DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS MECHANISM TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENCE FROM OTHER POWERFUL ECONOMIC STATES
         4. Over time Economic Nationalist leads to demand for resources external to the domestic in order to realize greater PRODUCTIVE POWER; thus impacting SECURITY.
         5. HAMILTON, Alexander; LIST, Friedrich -- Two key proponents
      4. Neomercantilism
         1. Crafted to appear less protectionist than they really were, NEOMERCANTILIST POLICY took the form of NONTARIFF BARRIERS and other more subtle policies advantageous to national industries.
            1. OPEC OIL CARTEL -- a neomercantalist regime which has significant relevance to security given that oil is a STRATEGIC RESOURCE and critical to Western civilization
            2. Instead of IMPORT TARRIFFS, we have IMPORT QUOTAS
         2. Benign or Malevolent Mercantilism?
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   2. Liberalism
   3. Structuralism
      1. Rooted in Marxism, but not confined to it
5. Case Studies
   1. Protectionism: Bananas, beef, and national security (28)
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      7. Bananas: EU v., USA
         1. Begins 1993: in effort to support ex-British and French colonies in Caribbean, EU restricted imports of bananas into the EU from other areas of the world
         2. Because EU failed to comply Clinton admin took steps of imposing 100% duties on imports originating in the EU items (cashmere sweaters, pork, wine, cheese, fruit, and toys. WTO then imposed 191M trade sanction against EU -- amount lost by Dole and Chiquita).
         3. ENDS 2001 -- When EU agreed to implement new import trade rules that gave Ecuadorian and other banana growers a chance to sell their bananas in EU markets.
         4. MARKET ISSUE -- Buyers and sellers dominated this debate--the EU sought to protect former colonial ties (though possible health issue as it relates to GMO, not sustained scientifically however)
      8. Beef: Japan v., USA
         1. 2003: 1st US case of MAD COW DISEASE + two cases later --> resulting in Japanese ban on US beef products (1.4BILLION/Year cost to US Beef Industry)
         2. 2005: Ban lifted for two months -- Re-implemented when portions of swine "spinal cords" were found (Asians consider this particularly risk prone for MCD)
         3. 2006: Conditional Lift of ban
            1. Condition: inspection of meat packing facilities by Japanese inspectors
            2. Negotiations led to general agreements: Japan would target specific packagers, instead of total ban on products. TYSON FOODS, only plant to allow japanese inspectors.
         4. HEALTH ISSUE -- Overcome via dialogue--oncce borders opened up, inspections by Japanese become less of a problem among US producers
      9. DESPITE THE WTO AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, neo-mercantalism still occurs as evidenced by the BANANAS, BEEF AND NATIONAL SECURITY
   2. China versus Unocal