random questions Flashcards
The idea that the “strong do as they will and the weak accept what they must” comes from:
a. Schweller.
b. Machiavelli.
c. game theory.
d. Thucydides.
D. Thucydides
Kenneth Waltz argues that the key difference between domestic and international orders lies in their:
a. wealth distribution.
b. ideology.
c. structure.
d. security.
C. Structure
Structural realists argue that states are more concerned about absolute rather than relative gains.
True or False?
False
Kenneth Waltz tries to overcome the problem of realism’s weak definition of the meaning of power by shifting the focus from power to:
a. capabilities.
b. relative gains.
c. sovereignty.
d. cooperation.
A. Capabilities
The lineage of classical realism is said to have begun with:
a. Niccolo Machiavelli.
b. Thucydides.
c. Hans Morgenthau.
d. Kenneth Waltz.
B. Thucydides
A branch of modern realism that sees institutions as playing an important role is called:
a. rational choice realism.
b. neo-classical realism.
c. neo-liberalism.
d. neo-realism.
B. Neo-classical realism
The condition of the international system, having no overarching central authority above the individual collection of sovereign states, is known as:
a. anarchy.
b. political community.
c. international system.
d. sovereignty.
A. Anarchy
Classical realism represents power politics as a result of:
a. international relations.
b. state sovereignty.
c. human nature.
d. anarchy.
C. human nature
Which of the following is not a pillar of essential realism?
a. Statism
b. Sovereignty
c. Survival
d. Self-help
B. Sovereignty
Defensive realism proposes that states are generally more concerned with:
a. security.
b. zero-sum game.
c. absolute gains.
d. relative gains.
A. Security
Immanuel Kant was an early claimant that liberal states are pacific in their international relations with other liberal states.
True or false?
True
Neo-liberalism places importance on the civilizing capacity of global society.
True or false?
False
Which of the following is not considered a key liberal value?
a. Tolerance
b. Freedom
c. Order
d. Constitutionalism
C. order
Liberals see the causes of war located in (amongst others):
a. anarchy.
b. human nature.
c. self-determination.
d. imperialism.
D. imperialism
In the 1990s Western state leaders proclaimed:
a. a New World Order
b. the end of History
c. that Liberalism was a redundant ideology.
d. an age of Realism
A. a New World Order
Liberalism is a theory of both:
a. freedom and authority.
b. government within states and good governance between them.
c. sovereignty and equality.
d. tolerance and balance of power
B. government within states and good governance between them.
The writings of Bentham and Kant contain the seeds of core liberal ideas, particularly that:
a. nations can get along.
b. wealth is the best means to bring about justice.
c. justice breeds freedom.
d. reason can deliver freedom and justice in international relations.
D. reason can deliver freedom and justice in international relations.
Which of the following is not a definitive article of Kant’s ‘Perpetual Peace’?
a. The Civil Constitution of Every State shall be Republican
b. The Democratic Franchise shall be extended to each Citizen Equally
c. The Right of Nations shall be based on a Federation of Free States
d. Cosmopolitan Right shall be limited to Conditions of Universal Hospitality
B. The Democratic Franchise shall be extended to each Citizen Equally
Which word is missing from the following sentence: Richard Cobden’s belief that _____ would create a more peaceful world order is a core idea of 19th century liberalism.
a. freedom
b. justice
c. free trade
d. tolerance
C. free trade
What was the primary organ of the Idealist inter-war order?
a. The League of Nations
b. The United Nations
c. The Concert of Europe
d. The hegemonic influence of the US
A. The League of Nations
What concept supposes that liberal states will not go to war with one another?
a. Sovereign equality of states
b. Balance of power
c. Democratic peace thesis
d. Republican constitutionalism
C. Democratic peace thesis
The theory that most focuses on the idea that human nature is good is____.
Liberalism
How did Kant’s view of Human nature differ from Hobbe’s and Rousseau’s?
Unlike Hobbes and Rousseau, Kant believed humans could learn to improve their situation.
An approach that emphasizes international law, morality, and international organization, rather than power alone, as key influences on international relations is called____.
Idealism
The general concept of one or more states’ power being used to balance that of another state or group of states is called_____.
Balance of power
A branch of realist theory that emphasizes the influence on state behavior of the system’s structure, especially the international distribution of power
Neorealism
The vertical structure of the IR discipline mainly contains:
a. The four great debates
b. The classical Theories
c. The debate between positivism and non-positivism
d. different applications of IR Theory
A. The four great debates
The horizontal structure of the IR discipline mainly contains:
a. The four great debates
b. theory-practice relationship
c. The classical theories
d. The debate between positivism and non-positivism
C. The classical theories
which statement is correct?
According to STANLEY HOFFMAN, __________.
a. IR Theory is not a justified discipline.
b. IR lacks the progression that domestic politics has.
c. IR became a discipline in the US
d. IR is stupid.
C. IR became a discipline in the US
According to STANLEY HOFFMAN, the IR became a discipline in the US because (of): __________.
a. Its relative stability.
b. Intellectual predispositions, Political circumstances and Institutional Opportunities for academics.
c. Explosion of social science after WW2 and ability to include weak states to participate in IR science.
d. English was the global language, therefore easier to reach wider audiences.
B.
- Intellectual predispositions - Explosion of social science after WW2; merge of natural and social science, etc.
- Political circumstances - the whole world was involved/interested in the cold war, and the US was in the center of attention.
- Institutional Opportunities for academics - academics working for the government.
According to STANLEY HOFFMAN, the problems of developing IR science are:
(3 correct)
a. Functional and theoretical fragmentations
b. battle of methodologies
c. impossible quest for stability
d. Lack of historical knowledge
A. Functional and theoretical fragmentations
B. battle of methodologies
C. Lack of historical knowledge
He disregards the impossible quest for stability, thinks there should be more focus on how domestic and international politics interact.
According to OLE WAEVER, ____________.
a. All American political theories are easily adaptable in Europe and other parts of the world.
b. US interest is mostly in constructivism and postmodernism
c. there is no global IR theory.
d. Rational choice theories are the dominant ones in the US.
D. Rational choice theories are the dominant ones in the US.
According to OLE WEAVER, US prefers rational choice approaches versus more European interest in constructivism and postmodernism.
True or False?
True
Why, according to OLE WEAVER, America dominates the discipline of IR?
a. The academic perspective of smaller European states is less relevant.
b. IR discipline in the US is more unified than in Europe, therefore it can allow debates to happen.
c. IR discipline in the US is more fragmented than in Europe, therefore it can allow debated to happen.
d. There are no IR academic journals in Europe.
B. IR discipline in the US is more unified than in Europe, therefore it can allow debates to happen.
MARTIN WRIGHT praises IR as being the superior over Political science.
True or false?
false.
According to MARTIN WRIGHT, IR has two main goals, which are:________, _________.
a. achieve one-world state
b. help the US gain a total hegemony in the world.
c. achieve peace within the international system
d. spread democracy.
A. achieve a one-world state
C. achieve peace within the international system
Wright says that the 1st goal is impossible and that IR hasn’t contributed to the 2nd at all.
What criticism does MARTIN WRIGHT express towards the IR discipline? (2 correct)
a. IR lacks the progression that domestic politics has
b. Political science has a longer history of development
c. IR discipline is too fragmented
d. Political science does the same as IR, but better.
A. IR lacks the progression that domestic politics has.
B. Political science has a longer history of development.
which IR theory does Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill represent?
Liberalism
which IR theory does Emmanuel Adler, Nicholas Onuf, John Gerard Ruggie, and Alexander Wendt represent?
Constructivism
which IR theory does Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Hans J. Morgenthau & Kenneth Waltz represent?
Realism
according to CONSTRUCTIVISM do states usually act rationally?
no
According to which two IR theories do states usually act rationally?
Realism and Liberalism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
states always trying to increase security, maximize power.
best - Realism
also Liberalism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
International institutions are not Important.
Unilateral action can be effective and legitimate without the existence of institutions. Reliance on institutions damage state interests and security.
Realism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
International institutions make policies work more effectively. Institutions promote cooperation and allow states to achieve policy objectives more effectively.
Liberalism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
International institutions provide legitimacy to certain norms (i.e. states should not violet sovereignty).
Constructivism
which theory believes in prescribing morals?
mostly liberalism; and some Constructivists
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
The world goes in cycles of war and peace. There are some parallels between domestic politics and
international politics, but overall, they are different.
Realism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
War can be avoided with the help of international institutions and laws.
Liberalism
to which IR theory does this best applies to?
depending on the regime, cooperation in anarchy is possible. The international system is seen in absolute gains.
Liberalism
to which IR theory does this statement best applies to?
The international system has zero-sum (relative) gains so states must always compete for resources.
Realism
