midterm

Question 1

What do realists argue

Answer 1

economic interactions are just another reason for states to fight one another.

Question 2

realism - human nature

Answer 2

fixed and flawed

Question 3

realism - international system

Answer 3

marked by anarchy. survival of the state is the main goal and is always imperiled in a self help system

Question 4

realism - fundamental actors

Answer 4

states are the fundamental actors. nonstate actors are not important. regime type doesn’t matter

Question 5

primary focus of realism

Answer 5

military power

Question 6

realism - globalization

Answer 6

globalization = trade. states will go to war even if it hurts trade relations. trade relations do not change the international system, do not make it more peaceful or less anarchical

Question 7

Six tenants of political realism according to Morgenthau

Answer 7

1. Politics is governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature.
2. Statesmen think and act in terms of interest defined as power.
3. The specific forms of interests and power change, but the fact of their being pursued does not change.
4. Universal moral principles cannot be applied to the actions of states. There can be no political morality without prudence.
5. There are no good states or evil empires; all states pursue their interests through power.
6. The political sphere must be analyzed separately from other modes of thought, especially morality and legality.

Question 8

Wilsonianism - human nature

Answer 8

human nature is adaptable, capable of learning

Question 9

wilsonianism- international system

Answer 9

The international system is marked by community, as humans are social creatures.

Question 10

complex interdependence theory

Answer 10

multiple channels connect societies

absence of hierarchy among issues areas

lessened role of military force

Question 11

interstate channel

Answer 11

normal channels assumed by realists

Question 12

trans governmental channel

Answer 12

applies when we relax the realist assumption that states act coherently as units

Question 13

transnational relations channel

Answer 13

applies when we relax the assumption that states are the only unites

Question 14

sovereign states characteristics

Answer 14

territory
population
government with control over territory and population

Question 15

benefits of globalization

Answer 15

1. democracy- more countries are free or partly free than ever before
2. civil society
3. more transparent and accountable government
4. more attention to individual liberties and human rights
5. technology, prosperity

Question 16

transnational advocacy networks

Answer 16

groups of people bound together by shared values that travel across countries

Question 17

Resurrection Politics

Answer 17

take issues thought previously dead on arrival, and raise them up onto the agenda.

Question 18

Information politics

Answer 18

the ability to quickly and credibly generate politically useful information and move it where it will have the most impact

Question 19

Symbolic Politics

Answer 19

the ability to call upon symbols, actions, or stories that make sense of a situation for an audience that may be far away.

Question 20

Leverage Politics

Answer 20

calling upon more powerful actors (or actors with fame or a following in another arena –celebrities) to act on behalf of weaker network members.

Question 21

Accountability Politics

Answer 21

Holding powerful actors to their previously stated policies or principles.

Question 22

Transparency politics

Answer 22

the ability to make information more readily accessible

Question 23

NGOs domestic

Answer 23

1) public advocacy
2) helping design strategies to address issues
3) implementing programs w/ govts
4) monitor and evaluate efforts to achieve goals

Question 24

NGOs international

Answer 24

1) mobilize around goals
2) share best practices and technical support
3) provide direct health, education, and infrastructure services that address global issues

Question 25

Why do NGOs and faith-based groups have a historic opportunity to practically and importantly influence international and local politics now?

Answer 25

In an information age, ideas matter.

Increased availability and decreased cost of information technologies…

makes it easier to broadcast than to suppress ideas and values…

Makes it possible, easier, cheaper to organize and advocate across distances.

In a 24/7 information environment, the “little guys” can be unleashed…symbols, pictures, values matter.