Keywords

Question 1

Falsifiability

Answer 1

the capacity for some proposition, statement, theory or hypothesis to be proven wrong.

Question 2

Observational equivalence

Answer 2

a situation where different underlying factors or causes can produce similar observable outcomes or behaviors.

Question 3

Selection biased

Answer 3

bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved

Question 4

Anarchy

Answer 4

the idea that the world lacks any supreme authority or sovereignty

Question 5

Balancing

Answer 5

From balance of power: the posture and policy of a nation or group of nations protecting itself against another nation or group of nations by matching its power against the power of the other side.

Question 6

Bandwagoning

Answer 6

when a state aligns with a stronger adversarial power and concedes that the stronger former adversary - now partner - disproportionately gains in the spoils they conquer together

Question 7

Self help

Answer 7

the concept in which states only work in international forums for their own gain.

Question 8

Institutions

Answer 8

humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior

Question 9

Status quo states

Answer 9

strive to preserve things as they are

Question 10

Revisionist states

Answer 10

seek to change things in international politics

Question 11

Deterrence

Answer 11

threats or limited force by one party that can convince another party to refrain from initiating some other course of action.

Question 12

Identity

Answer 12

the individual characteristics by which a person or thing is recognized

Question 13

Collective action problem

Answer 13

situation in which all individuals would be better off cooperating but fail to do so because of conflicting interests between individuals that discourage joint action

Question 14

Public good

Answer 14

commodities or services that benefit all members of society, and which are often provided for free through public taxation

Question 15

Free riding

Answer 15

benefiting from a collective good without having incurred the costs of participating in its production

Question 16

Democratic peace

Answer 16

a theory that democratic states rarely if ever go to war with one another

Question 17

International intervention

Answer 17

the term for the use of force by one country or sovereign state in the internal or external affairs of another

Question 18

Terrorism

Answer 18

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Question 19

Peace keeping

Answer 19

international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities