International Relations

Question 1

What are the main theories of International Relations?

Answer 1

1. Realism
   - classical
   - neo realism
2. Liberalism
   - classical
   - neo

Question 2

What’s a nation- state?

Answer 2

A sovereign state in which citizens are unified by a language, or culture, or religon

Question 3

Subfields of Political Science?

Answer 3

1. International relations
2. Political theory
3. Comparative politics

Question 4

Post WWI schools of thought?

Answer 4

.Idealism

• Norman Angell
• war is futile
• interest of state to pursue peace
• countries are interconnected
• ppl move frm cntry to cntry
• communication
• gradually moved towards liberalism

Realism

• became dominant after WWII
• E.H Carr
  a. Rulers rule cuz they strong and ruled ruled cuz they weak
  b. political think should be based on both reality and utopia
  c. realism is a reaction to utopianism
  d. political society can’t exist w/o ppl submitting to certain rules of conduct

Question 5

Actors in IR:

Answer 5

. States ad nations
. Movements
. NGO’s
. IGO’s

Question 6

What’s a state and it characteristics?

Answer 6

basic of current system

• habitable territory
• permanent population
• government throughout land
• ability to deal with other states (soverignty)

Question 7

A nation

Answer 7

A group of related ppl

• common ethnicity
• common language and culture
• shared religion
• shared experience of becoming a people

Question 8

Resurgence of the nation state

Answer 8

cohesion

attractiveness

Question 9

Anarchy system?

Answer 9

(Liberalism and no monopoly)

• a political movement against the government
• a system of independent actors, restrained by rules and other capacity

Question 10

Oderly system?

Answer 10

. depends on the strength ofactors involved

• if the un actaully wants to work
• a dominant power (hegamon)

Question 11

Our world today?

Answer 11

. multipower (powers multiple countries have

. the US had power after the cold war

Question 12

Chaos

Answer 12

Thomas Hobbes

Question 13

What’s conflict?

Answer 13

An intrinsic human male trait.

Question 14

Whta’s the competition for?

Answer 14

1. Survival
2. Resources
3. Power and influence
4. Self-actualization ( u believe errthing I belive)

Question 15

Cooperation?

Answer 15

1. An intrinsic human trait
2. Humans are social animals
3. Necessary for long-term or group survival
4. Needed to reduce uncertainty

Question 16

Conflict and cooperations?

Answer 16

. not mutually exclusive

. complex