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Ch 2,3,12 Flashcards

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Bourgeoise

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Middle-class; pejorative in Marxist usage

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Bailout

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Emergency loan to prevent corporation or government from collapsing

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Classic liberalism

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Adam Smith’s theory that an economy corrects itself without government supervision; came US conservatism

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Construct

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Idea so widely excepted that it seems to be fact

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Constructivism

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Mental constructs, formed by Soical interaction and convention, govern thinking

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Contradiction

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In Marxism, a deep, incurable problem that rips the society apart

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Crusade

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In realist thought, an ideological war unrelated to the true national interest

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Cui Bono

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Latin for “to whose benefit?” Or “who gains”?

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Cultural hegemony

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Gramsci’s theory of capitalist control of culture keeps workers unrevolutionary

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Eclectic

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Drawn from a variety of sources

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Empirical

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Supported by observable evidence

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Groupthink

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Janis theory that group cohesion stifles doubt and dissent

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Liberalism

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Presumption that countries can interact peacefully

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Marxism

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Militant, revolutionary form of socialism

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National interest

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What is good for a country as whole in international relations

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Neo-

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Revival or updating or previous ideology or approach

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Paradigm

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A widely accepted research model or way of studying things

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Rational

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Able to think clearly and test ideas against reality

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Theory

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Explanation of why things happen

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Proletariat

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In Marxism, class of industrial workers

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Relativism

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Abandoning absolute moral standards

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Realism

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IR theory that emphasizes power and national interest

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Causality

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Proving that one thing causes another

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Micro

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Close-ups of individual and small-group behavior

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Level of analysis

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Where you suppose causality resides: in individuals, states, or the international system

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Reactionary

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Extremely conservative:; seeks returning to old ways

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Macro

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Big, panoramic view of state interactions

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Escalation

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Tendency of wars to get bigger and fiercer

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Asymmetric

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Out of balance, as when one country has more power than others

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Misperceive

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To see things wrongly

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Arms race

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Competition between rival countries to build more waepons

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Legitimate

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In Kissinger’s theory, IR system in which states accept each other’s right to exist

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Revolutionary

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In Kissinger’s theory, IR system in which a major state seeks to overthrow others

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Analogy

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A previous situation that you think explains a present one

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Casualty

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Killed or wounded

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Sunk Costs

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Previous losses justify continuing the war

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Security

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What a country does to safeguard its sovereignty

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Defense

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Blocking an enemy’s attack

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Deterrence

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Dissuading attack by showing its high costs to the attacker

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Detente Diplomacy

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Attempts to relax tensions between hostile countries

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Disarmament

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Elimination of existing weapons

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Bliitzkrieg

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German for “lighting war” quick armored attack

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Credibility

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Being considered trustworthy or believable, the crux of deterrence

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Second-strike capablity

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Ability to hit back after a first strike; if credible, promotes deterrence

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Security Dilemma

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Mutually reinforcing negative efforts of each nations efforts to increase defense capabilties

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Dreadnought

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Early name for a battleship

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Rogue State

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Aggressive, risk-taking regime unbound by rules or agreement

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Coercive Disarmament

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Methods of compelling a foe to give up weapons

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Appeasement

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A concession to satisfy a hostile country; in disrepute since hitler

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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Defensive missiles to protect the united states from incoming missiles

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National Missile Defense

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Revival of SDI proposed by Bush 43

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Neoliberal

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Emphasizes economic interdependence and international organizations

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Interdependence

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Mutual and interlocking benefit

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Target Hardening

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Increasing security at a specific place to prevent attack

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