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First debate: WWI-WWII idealism vs. realism

Focus on causes of war and conditions of peace between states.
Idealists: diminish major wars through international institutions & practices.
Classical realists: challenged this as value driven idealism; focus on violence inherent in human nature.

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First debate: WWI-WWII idealism vs. realism
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Fourth debate: rationalism/positivism vs. reflectivism/post-positivism
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Second (methodological) debate: behaviouralism vs. traditionalism
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Third debate: neo-r'ism vs neo-lib'ism/pluralism vs Marxism/Globalism
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