Readings

Question 1

China’s Unpeaceful Rise - Mearshimer

Answer 1

USA and China are regional hegemony so will be naturally hostile to one another. War is a possibility.

China cannot rise peacefully

Question 2

1914 Revisited: Nye

Answer 2

War is never inevitable

EG China and the US need each other economically and peace via MAD with nuclear weapons

Question 3

Comparative Politics and Comparative Method: Lijphart

Answer 3

Comparisons can be made on statistical and comparative grounds in politics sci (sometimes both)

Case studies can also be compared to find answers

the key is minimising the number of variables by focusing on key variables, only using comparable cases, increasing the number of cases (to help find a control).

Question 4

Cult of the Offensive and Causes of WW1: Stephen Van Evera

Answer 4

Cult of the Offensive was the main cause of WW1

Question 5

Hypotheses on Misconception: Jervis

Answer 5

1st level analysis: different factors can affect the way that actors make decisions and this can lead to misconceptions

This is what led to WW1

Question 6

Civil-Military Relations & Cult of The Offensive 1914, 1984: Snyder

Answer 6

Civil-Military relations favoured offence in WW1 but defence in CW

Question 7

Kant, Liberal Legacies and Foreign Affairs: Doyle

Answer 7

Liberal state foreign relations are best explained by a Kantian perspective that liberal states domestic institutions coupled with respect for international laws, and the benefits such laws bring, produced peace between liberal states. Market interest, as a product of liberal states cooperation, continue to spur states to cooperate.

Question 8

Explaining Cooperation Under Anarchy: Oye

Answer 8

States exist in anarchy. Countries can all cooperate when they want to, but as soon as the incentive to defect exists, then states must begin to take measures that prevent defection/bad outcomes for them