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Reflectivist and Constructivist Approches Flashcards

1
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dominant theory in international relations

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realism

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changes that challenged the dominance of realism

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1.) new approaches have been developed
2.) developments in other academic
disciplines
3.) resurgence of liberalism in
the form of neo-liberal institutionalism

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3
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theories that perceive the world as external to human understanding

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Explanatory theories

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assert that theories actively shape and construct the world

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constitutive theories

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5
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structural realist and structuralist theories primarily adopt an ___________
approach

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explanatory

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6
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newer approaches, including certain liberal perspectives,
tend to be ________ theories

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constitutive

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7
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The ___________ distinction in the philosophy of social science revolves around whether beliefs about the world can be
objectively tested.

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foundational/anti-foundational

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True or false
Foundationalists believe that truth claims can be judged true or false
based on neutral grounds,

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True

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______ argue that neutral grounds do
not exist, and each theory defines what counts as facts.

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anti-foundationalists

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TRUE OR FALSE

new approaches to
international theory, including post-modernism, some feminist theory, and normative
theory, lean towards foundationalism.

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FALSE

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TRUE OR FALSE
the neo-neo debate, historical
sociology, and critical theory tend towards foundationalism.

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TRUE

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12
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________ aims
to occupy the middle ground

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Social constructivism

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TRUE OR FALSE

constitutive theories
often lean towards foundationalism; Explanatory theories generally align with anti-foundationalism.

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False

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14
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Traditional international theory was largely influenced by _____ ideas

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positivistic

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15
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who is associated mainly with social constructivism?

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Alexander Wendt

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16
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Theories under rationalism

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Neo-realism
Neo-liberalism

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17
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Theories under reflectivism

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Post modernism
Feminism
Normative Theory
Critical Theory
Historical Sociology

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18
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Bridges the gap between rationalism and reflectivism

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Social Constructivism

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19
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give the focal points for the following reflectivist approaches

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  • gender for feminists
  • values for normative theories
  • knowledge construction
    for postmodernists
  • state-class relationships for historical sociologists
    -knowledge/power
    relationships for critical theorists.
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20
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emphasized empirical analysis
over normative debates

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Positivism

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21
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focuses on
humanity or individuals

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Cosmopolitanism

22
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communitarianism prioritizes __________

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political community (the state)

23
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focused on addressing the absence of
women in world politics.

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liberal feminism

24
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________ feminists like Enloe advocate for equal rights and opportunities for women, aiming to
scrutinize and dismantle structures that perpetuate women’s exclusion from power.

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liberal

25
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________ feminism draws from Marxism to highlight economic forces, particularly
within _______, shaping women’s lives.

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Socialist/Marxist; capitalism

26
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Key difference between socialist and marxist feminism

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Marxist- capitalism
Socialisy - capitalism + patriarchy

27
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_________ feminism, combines post-modern identity
theories with a focus on gender rather than exclusively on women.

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Post-modernist feminism

28
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analyzes how world
politics’ structures construct gender roles, questioning the production of ‘men’ and ‘women’ in
global politics

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Post-modernist feminism

29
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______ feminism challenges the predominantly male
influence on the world.

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Standpoint feminism

30
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argues that current knowledge is biased towards men, offering only a
partial understanding

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Standpoint feminism

31
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________
challenges traditional social science methodologies.

A

Critical theory

32
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According to _______, the social scientist is inherently part of the society studied.

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Max Horkheimer

33
Q

_______ contributed to the
concept of the ideal speech situation, emphasizing communicative competence for rational
political consensus.

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Jürgen Habermas

34
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________ advocates for international theory to be rooted in critical theory. Heemphasizes that
concepts like ‘individuals’ or ‘states’ are not inherent but products of historical and social forces.

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Robert Cox

35
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akin to critical theory, challenges the notion of the state as a given in world
politics, delving into the complex social processes that shape societies over time.

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Historical sociology

36
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highlights the intricate
and varied nature of states. It emphasizes that states are not only products of domestic and
international forces but are also influenced by globalization.

A

Historical sociology

37
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He argues that the national state prevailed due to its role in
warfare, distinguishing between capital-intensive and coercion-intensive regimes.

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Charles Tilly

38
Q

three types of states resulting from the combinations of these forms of
power (capital and coercion)

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tribute-making empires, fragmented sovereignty systems (city-states), and national
states

39
Q

IEMP model stands for _________

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ideological, economic, military, and political

40
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His work, though complex and ambitious, contributes
significantly to understanding how states have evolved and interacted with the
international political system.

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Michael Mann

41
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a highly influential theoretical development across the social sciences in recent
decades, entered international theory in the mid-1980s

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Post-modernism

42
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_______ defines it as “incredulity towards
metanarratives,” referring to theories claiming absolute truth.

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Jean-François Lyotard

43
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aims to
deconstruct and distrust any narrative claiming direct access to truth

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Post-modernism

44
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Two themes by Richard Devetak

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Power-knowledge relationship & Textual Strategies

45
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influenced by Michel Foucault, suggests that power
creates knowledge. All power needs knowledge, and all knowledge supports existing
power structures.

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Power-knowledge relationship

46
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Drawing
from Derrida’s perspective suggests that the way we perceive the social world is akin to
interpreting a text.

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Textual Strategies

47
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2 ways of expo textual interplays:

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Deconstruction & Double reading

48
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True or False

Double reading challenges the notion that language presents stable and natural concepts,
instead highlighting how language constructs artificial hierarchies.

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False

48
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True or False

Deconstruction demonstrates that
theories and discourses rely on these artificial stabilities created by apparent oppositions
in language, such as rich/poor or good/bad, which privilege one term over the other.

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True

49
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True or False

Deconstruction involves examining a text from two perspectives.

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False

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