Introduction to International Relations - Themes of Liberalism

Lecture 04 - Theories of Liberalism Part II - Themes of Liberalism Dr. Michael Rossi Department of Political Science Rutgers University September 21, 2015 Music: The King’s Singers, “Now is the Month of Maying“ Chapter markers: 00:30 - Themes of Liberalism 01:38 - Human Nature (John Locke) 04:55 - The Social Contract vs. The Leviathan 09:13 - The Nature of War 14:00 - Cooperative Security 14:54 - Transnationalism 20:58 - Integration 22:45 - Commercial Pacifism 29:40 - A Brief Note on the Weaknesses of Integration Theory 33:34 - An Introduction to Democratic Peace Theory (Kant)