... say that Marx and Engels had no systematic theory of international relations? To answer that question first of all, it would be useful to define the theory itself. According to the dictionary theory is a supposition to account for something, system of rules and principles; however theory can be ... paid enough attention to the international arena in their theory. Many traditional theorists of IR have pointed to the failures of Marxism as an account of world history. Marxism has never focused specially on the inter - states relations, the main idea was that the rise of socialist as oppos...

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Critically Examine the Pluralist Theory of the State Before we can examine the pluralist theory of the state it is first necessary to define exactly what is meant by the term state'. Once this is done we can look at the pluralist conception of the state, or more accurately, the ... theory of the state it is necessary to put it into context with other political theories. There are three main basic political theories, pluralism being one, elitism and Marxism being the others. The Elitist theory argues that the important decisions in liberal democracies are taken by a single ruling elite rather t...

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