Final Exam Flashcards
Liberals believe that the moral aspirations of states will not be thwarted by the absence of an overarching global authority. (T/F)
True
A set of principles, norms, rules and procedures around which actors’ expectations converge is a(n)
International Regime
For liberals, anarchy is mitigated by
International Regimes and International Institutions
Voluntarism assumes that system structure takes precedence over agency.
False (Because a system of anarchy would discourage helping others)
Liberals generally take _______ of how states affect international relations and outcomes.
An inside-out view
Liberalism (Neofunctionalism) takes from game theory analysis of international politics a zero-sum perspective rather than a positive-sum perspective. (T/F)
False
Liberals assume that international organizations can be independent actors in their own right. (T/F)
True
For liberals, states are less inclined to resort to international hostility if
They share a common political and economic regime-type
Economic self-interest is a disincentive for war when
Trade creates mutual dependence
Stephen Brooks argues that the key to understanding the relationship between international commerce and war is to focus on
The globalization of production
Liberal Institutionalists believe that states are more concerned with maximizing absolute gains than ensuring relative gains. (T/F)
True
A liberal theory that explains how states collaborate to achieve common goals is
Functionalism
Neoliberals assume that there is a logical link between the conditions of anarchy and war. (T/F)
False
Robert Keohane argues that strong states with a long time horizon
Can facilitate cooperation when dealing with a global collective goods problem
E. H. Carr maintains that the nature of politics is such that
priority should be given to power.
A theory of international politics based on “value judgments” and “moral perspectives” is considered
Normative Theory
Just War Theory is a
Normative theory that defines the conduct of war
That moral principles should/ought to guide politics is an ideal embraced by
Immanuel Kant
Kant argues that “reason instructs” and motivates us toward the goal of a world society with “perpetual peace.” (T/F)
True
The concept of sovereign states as the supreme, independent, and final authority in international politics is very typical of normative thinking. (T/F)
False
Divorcing norms from decisions we make is somewhat challenging, but is entirely possible according to normative theory (T/F)
False
The “stag hunt” is Rousseau’s illustration of
the tendency for cooperation.
According to Rousseau, the underlying cause of conflict in international relations is
the absence of an effective peace project.
E. H. Carr wrote, “It is as fatal in politics to ignore ______ as it is to ignore ______.”
power; morality
Chapter 9 on Normative IR Theory primarily focuses on which level of analysis?
National/Community Level
E. H. Carr wrote, “The _____ who dreams that it is possible to eliminate self-assertion from politics and to base a political system on morality alone is just as wide of the mark as the _____ who believes that altruism is an illusion and that all political action is self-seeking.”
utopian; realist
“The Melian Dialogue” emphasizes considerations of
power and interest in international politics
Thomas Hobbes argued that:
“Where there is no common power, there is no law: where no law, no injustice.”
_____ writes that “the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.”
Thucydides
Realists agree that “low politics” (trade, domestic concerns, etc.) are on par with “high politics” (security, war, etc.) in determining state behavior. (T/F)
False
