Theories

Question 1

Realism

Answer 1

world politics is based on a struggle of self-interested states for power with each state pursuing its own interests under anarchy

Question 2

Neorealism

Answer 2

state behavior is explained by the differences in relative power within the global order, defined primarily by the distribution of military power

Question 3

Liberalism

Answer 3

the application of reason in universal ethics to international relations can lead to a more orderly, just, and cooperative world (with an emphasis on institution)

Question 4

Neoliberalism

Answer 4

accounts for the way international institutions promote global change, cooperation, peace, and prosperity through collective program for reforms

Question 5

Feminism

Answer 5

the dominating views of world affairs ignore the standpoints of the weak and powerless

Question 6

Liberal Feminism

Answer 6

the inherent biological differences between men and women do not lead them to behave differently

Question 7

Difference Feminism

Answer 7

the inherent biological differences between men and women lead them to behave differently

Question 8

Postmodern Feminism

Answer 8

gender differences are arbitrary and flexible, they can change over place and time

Question 9

Constructivism

Answer 9

based on the premise that world politics is a function of the ways that states construct and then accept images of reality and later respond to the meanings given to power politics