Essays on Wendt

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Summary Synthesis Analysis Wendt buttresses his claims by challenging the views of various scholars on the issue and also pointing out the role of realists like Thomas Hobbes. He argues that the neo-realists have modified the opinion of these early scholars with regards to the construction of power politics and the state. Wendt also uses semantics related to early and current philosophy on the subject. Some of the principles of reasoning that come out of his claims include the inductive and deductive reasoning which he employs to challenge or support the conclusions drawn by other scholars. He also makes ...

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Domestic Violence Sydney, Australia

Population, Location, Time of Event, Occurrence; Distribution of problem Problem Domestic violence is prevalent although often concealed problem in several parts of Australia. It takes place in all parts of society irrespective of social-economic status, religious affiliations, and geographic location and often leads to demoralizing impacts. Such effects associated with domestic violence are either short term or long term in nature. The vice contributes to psychosomatic, economic and social challenges to the victims involved. In the long term, intimate partner violence can negatively affect the whole family unit, children’s lives, and the community as a whole. ...

International Politics

Q1. Constructing International Politics by Wendt According to Wendt, social structures are built on three elements; a shared knowledge, the material resources, and practices (Wendt, 1995). Concerning the aspect of shared knowledge, Wendt points out that partial definition of social structures involves common understanding, knowledge or expectations. These aspects constitute actions in a given situation which in turn influence how they relate, whether conflictive or corporative. To draw his point, Wendt further uses the case of the security dilemma, which is a social structure based on intersubjective understandings whereby states become so distrustful to the extent that they assume ...

Culture in the Study of International Relations and Practice

Culture can be broadly defined as the full range of the learned human behavioral patterns. Cultures often vary across different geographical regions and may be affected by the ethnicity of the practitioners. However, cultures are dynamic and adapt to the changing world and the situations they are presented. Over the last century and even more over the last few decades, globalization and the resulting international relations have led to linkage and interactions of cultures across the world. In turn, the world cultures have played a significant role in determining the nature and major aspect of international relations, especially in ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...