Quiz 1 Flashcards
Theory attempts to…
tell us how the world works, explain why things happen, and anticipate what might happen in different circumstances.
The chapter covers…
theory building, levels of analysis, world images, and interpretive understandings.
What variable does the theorist try to explain?
dependent variable
A possible factor to explain a phenomenon is
independent variable.
A hypothesis is NOT…
a proven empirical fact, a dependent variable, and an educated guess.
Individuals and small groups, state and society, and the international system are
levels of analysis.
Political scientist who claim to view the world as it is, not as it ought to be are often called
realists.
Political scientists who claim to view the world in terms of multiplicity of different kinds of actors engaged in transactions in multiple paths or channels of interaction are called
pluralists or liberals
Thomas Hobbes was concerned with the security implications of
anarchy
Realists tend to see the world politics as the combination of
human nature, conflict of power, and the structure of the state.
Liberals tend to
dispute the claim that to understand international relations or world politics one need only focus on the state.
Conventional discourse, particularly among realists, has come to equate the term international relations with
interstate relations
A focus on mechanism of domination in a capitalist world is most closely associated with
economic structuralism
Who is associated with economic structuralism?
Karl Marx
Those in the English school tend to see the international politics in terms of
interactions within worldwide or international society
What ideas are typically associated with the English school?
Realist thought is associated with the writings of Thomas Hobbes, the writings by Grotius on international law, and moral or ethical principles that come to be accepted internationally as in the writings of the East Prussian Immanuel Kant.
That states don’t simply react to their environment, but dynamically engage it (that anarchy in international politics is what states make of it) is a view most closely associated with
social constructivists
Feminism invovles
using gender as a category of analysis, focusing on differences between feminine and masculine understandings and actions.
Postmodernists are most closely associated with
critical theorists
Normative theory is associated with
just war, a concern with what should be, and the use of force.
The earliest period to which the concepts of globalization and global politics can be applied is
the rise of the modern state
Which of the following are types of international systems?
independent state system, hegemonic state system, and the feudal system.
What is true concerning international systems?
none of the systems can overlap in terms of characteristics or time period and ideas and concepts have little impact on history compared to economics.
Which of the following are best described as imperial systems?
Persian, Indian, and Roman
Under the regime of Chandragupta Maurya, India
became a bipolar system of states
The classical Greek independent state system evolved into
a hegemonic system dominated by Athens and Sparta.
Which international system is best characterized as extremely decentralized in terms of authority?
Medieval Europe
During the 12th and 13th centuries,
literacy expanded and universities were established.
The rise of an independent state system in Europe was associated with
the decline of feudalism and the rise of market capitalism, an increase in the power of kings, and increasing trade.
By the late 17th century, the primary political unit in Europe had become the
territorial state.
The Concert of Europe refers to
the collective hegemony of the five major European powers that emerged after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
The European system of independent states
confined territorial competition to Europe.
The idea that states have a legal right to enforce international law against aggression by taking collective action to stop it is called
collective security
Dual hegemony during the Cold War refers to
United States and the Soviet Union (USSR)
The containment policy of the United States was principally directed against
the Soviet Union and communism in general
The Cold War ended
with the collapse of the USSR.
Detente refers to
the relaxation between East and West in the 1970s.
BRIC stands for
Brazil, Russia, India, and China
The two BRICs with the greatest natural resources are
Brazil and Russia
The common factor that may decide the role of the BRICs in the international system is
the role of the United Nations.
