Theories

Question 1

When did IR emerge?

Answer 1

after WW2, league of nations, to do pacifist research to regulate international relations. An idealist school of thought

Question 2

What inspired the realist research tradition?

Answer 2

failure of the pacifist movement and idealist unability to predict WW”

Question 3

Realism?

Answer 3

states are driven by self interest, strong power, anarchic world, to keep power anything is justified

Question 4

Liberalism

Answer 4

New world order, states should preserve the liberty from harm of other states, democracy ensure the state is the servant of collective will(natural harmony of intersts)

Question 5

Raison d’etat

Answer 5

any means for the state to survive, it itself is a moral force

Question 6

Statism

Answer 6

statea s the only autorith to make and enforce laws

Question 7

Self help

Answer 7

each state is responsible for ensuring their own well-being and survival

Question 8

Security dilemma

Answer 8

providing you own security fuels someone else’s insecurity

Question 9

How to ensure state security?

Answer 9

the balance of poer, millitary arms build up

Question 10

Neo realism

Answer 10

importance of the systems structure and distribution of states capabillites(power) across units(equal function).

Question 11

Idealism core ideas

Answer 11

peace can be secured by the creation of an international institution, secuirity can not rely on bilateral democratic deals.

Question 12

Reflectivism

Question 13

Feminist theories

Question 14

post structualism

Question 15

constructivism

Question 16

conclusion