Roger Kendrick – E-International Relations

Author profile: Roger Kendrick

Being born in 1989 was a lucky chance, I was able to born into the dyeing days of a bi-polar world, grow up in an apparent Liberal safe haven uni-polar world, and now live/study in a radically evolving and confusing multi-polar world; the world is constantly changing, and never has that been so clear. Another stroke of luck saw me gain a place at the oldest department for International Politics in the World, Aberystwyth Wales, where I’m a first year student studying International Politics and International History. My personal interests are currently working to get my ‘GPA’ (Genocide and Persecution) campaign going.

Why do Realists Deny the Possibility of Fundamental Change in the Nature of International Politics?

Roger Kendrick • Feb 17 2008 • Essays

Realists maintain that the nature of International Politics is a constant, at times blood thirsty, struggle for power in an anarchical environment. The occurrence of fundamental change, such as the end of power politics, a self-interested human nature, and the threat of war, in the nature of International Politics is considered flawed. Realists provide evidence for this by pointing firstly to the consistency of human nature, the structure of power, and thirdly to patterns in history.

Why do Realists Deny the Possibility of Fundamental Change in the Nature of International Politics?

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