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Month 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Democratic states are generally as ____ as nondemocracies

A

war-prone

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2
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Normative Assumptions

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-states externalization norms that are developed within domestic processes

-anarchic nature if politics implies nondemocratic domination

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3
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democratic norms

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live and let live

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4
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no democratic norms

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competition is violent and coercive

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5
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structural assumptions

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-international challenges require leaders to mobilize support from legitimate groups

-shortcuts can only be done in emergencies

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6
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rich states don’t fight because

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the losses outweigh the gains

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7
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rapidly growing states ______ through war

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harm their own growth

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8
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most post wwii democracies have

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allied in some way with one another before

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9
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considerable factors of war-proneness

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degree of institutional constraints
wealth and economic growth
alliances
contiguity
military capability

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10
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preventative war

A

fear of power decline relative to adversary fuels conflict

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11
Q

what causes war and change

A

uneven rates of growth

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12
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liberal complaisance leaves states

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militarily unprepared for wars

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13
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democratic leader/challenger

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-rules reflect liberal institutions, not anarchy

-states are outnumbered so band together

-positive sum relationships

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14
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democratic leader/nondemocratic challenger

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-will not wage war but forms defensive alliance systems

-attempts at external balancing often fail

-coalitions are deterrents rather than stimuli for preventative war

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15
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accommodation

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leader and challenger are democracies

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16
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internal balancing

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problematic for democracies unless they possess an inexpensive option

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17
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alliance formation

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declining democracies confronting rising nondemocracies

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18
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preventative war

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declining nondemocratic states

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19
Q

risk of military conflict depends on

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speed of transition to democracy and social composition

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20
Q

democratizing states tend to pursue

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nationalist, expansionist and belligerent foreign policy

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21
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anocratic

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semi-democracy

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22
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democracy is more likely in

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developed countries

23
Q

military regimes are more susceptible to

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internal disintegration

24
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cadre

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group trained to carry out goals of party-state and encore pedagogy

25
Q

personalist clique

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closest people to the political leader

26
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personalist regimes arise when

A

military and the party are not developed or autonomous

27
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what affects the longevity of regimes

A

the death of a leader

the narrowness of support bases

few endogenous instability sources

28
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direct democracy

A

all eligible citizens actively participate

29
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representative democracy

A

eligible citizens remain the sovereign power

30
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parliamentary democracy

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the representative is appointed and dismissed by other elected representatives

31
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presidential democracy

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president is head of government and controls most executive powers

32
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democratic backsliding

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gradual return of a state to autocracy

33
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authoritarian resurgence

A

state has history of authoritarianism and that leads to a resurgence

34
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single party

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one political party controls the government

35
Q

military regime

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high ranking military officials determine policies

36
Q

personalist regime

A

leader surrounds himself with closest individuals

37
Q

international cooperation

A

states alter policies to best coincide with one another’s preferences

38
Q

single party regimes tend to develop

A

all-encompassing ideology rather than legitimize rule (depends on public acceptance)

39
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political incentive theory

A

political leaders care most about staying in office

—strive to satisfy domestic society

40
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passive influences on authoritarianism

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—diffusion and learning processes tied to distant events

—influence of international system of sovereign states

—shifting nature of international economy

—role of international linkages

41
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passive

A

no intent to shape politics

42
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active

A

intent to shape politics

43
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unintended

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intent and autocracy bolstering not primary intention

44
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autocratic sponsorship

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intent, bolstering primary intention

45
Q

democratic resistance

A

intent, bolstering, principal motivations not ideological

46
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autocracy promotion

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intent, bolstering, principal motivations ideological

47
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petrostates are often driven by

A

high oil revenue

48
Q

effects of high oil revenue driven autonomy

A

lowered domestic accountability

larger funding for militaristic expansion

49
Q

SIT

A

people form aspects of their self-image based on social group

50
Q

why did gorbachev adopt new thinking

A

moscow’s declining economy and power

reagan administrations arms spending and covent operations

ability to reverse erosion of power

51
Q

Russia’s assertiveness is linked to

A

economic recovery

52
Q

russia is divided upon its

A

european-ness

53
Q

china and russia post ussr both needed to

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recover, appeal to other new potential allies, integrate into national order without putting in all the work

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