Why is Wilson in the "doves" category? Yes, he wanted self-determination, but at the time this was not a "multipolarity" position. It was a "break down the powers of the old world leaving the U.S. as the only large, resource-rich developed country" position. I don't think Wilson deserves the reputation he gets as a "democracy imperialist" but he was kind of getting in other people's business
Didn't read the article btw, so maybe you talk about this. I can't read it because I have to go shit and shower and then do homework
I placed him in the liberal dove quadrant because I'm defining hawk and dove in terms of attitudes towards hegemony (meaning a shared international order led by the US as a superpower). I'd distinguish hegemony from primacy (meaning the US being first among the great powers).
It's my understanding that Wilson accepted that the other great powers should have a stake in upholding a liberal international system since the world at the time was multipolar (even though the US had obtained primacy by the end of WWI). Hence, I categorized him as a dove, but that may reflect geopolitical circumstances more than psychology. My case studies were Johnson, Nixon, and 21st century presidents, so those are the ones I had in mind when designing the categories.
I realize I had some edits to add, so the timing may be for the best.
Why is Wilson in the "doves" category? Yes, he wanted self-determination, but at the time this was not a "multipolarity" position. It was a "break down the powers of the old world leaving the U.S. as the only large, resource-rich developed country" position. I don't think Wilson deserves the reputation he gets as a "democracy imperialist" but he was kind of getting in other people's business
Didn't read the article btw, so maybe you talk about this. I can't read it because I have to go shit and shower and then do homework
I placed him in the liberal dove quadrant because I'm defining hawk and dove in terms of attitudes towards hegemony (meaning a shared international order led by the US as a superpower). I'd distinguish hegemony from primacy (meaning the US being first among the great powers).
It's my understanding that Wilson accepted that the other great powers should have a stake in upholding a liberal international system since the world at the time was multipolar (even though the US had obtained primacy by the end of WWI). Hence, I categorized him as a dove, but that may reflect geopolitical circumstances more than psychology. My case studies were Johnson, Nixon, and 21st century presidents, so those are the ones I had in mind when designing the categories.
I realize I had some edits to add, so the timing may be for the best.