Exam 12: Applying Perspectives and Levels of Analysis: the Case of the Democratic Peace

The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they successfully use balance-of-power politics to avoid war is an example of an argument from which level of analysis?

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What are the major findings of research on the democratic peace?

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Research on the democratic peace has made several findings. First, democracies never (or rarely) go to war against each other. Second, democracies are slightly less likely to go to war (against any state) than nondemocracies. Third, democracies frequently go to war against nondemocracies, but nondemocracies go to war against nondemocracies more frequently. Fourth, new or relatively weak democracies go to war with each other more often than do strong democracies. Fifth, new or relatively weak democracies go to war with each other less often than do nondemocracies. Sixth, strong democracies do not enter into militarized disputes that may threaten war. Seventh, pairs of democracies enter militarized disputes much less frequently than other pairs of states.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Relations between which two states are among the earliest evidence of the democratic peace?

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Arguing that whether or not two states have the same internal characteristics (namely, democracy) determines whether or not they will conflict is an example of an argument from which perspective?

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What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from a realist perspective?

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What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from the identity perspective?

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When studies distinguish along a continuum between strong and weak democracies, they find that ______.

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Many identity perspective explanations for the democratic peace rely on which of the following levels of analysis, which suggest that the practice of democratic norms and beliefs further encourages this practice among states?

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are propositions put forth by proponents of democratic peace theory?

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To observe stronger and more reliable patterns among variables, analysts seek a ______ sample size.

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The realist perspective would most likely emphasize alliances as the major independent variable in its explanation of the democratic peace.

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The liberal perspective is most likely to argue that the lack of conflict among democracies is an effect of the Cold War and the United States' post-Cold War leadership.

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An analyst using ______ methodology may conclude that peace is an appropriate or more persuasive outcome associated with social discourse among democracies.

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What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from a liberal perspective?

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Question 14

An outcome that is caused by multiple variables, wherein the relationship between those variables is not clear, is said to be ______.

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The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they have unique contracting or negotiating advantages that allow them to settle disputes without war is an example of an argument from the ______ level of analysis.

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It is difficult to ascertain the relationship between democracy and war because the ______, or number of cases, is relatively small.

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Question 17

The ______ is a theory that democratic nations, for the most part, do not go to war with one another.

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Question 18

How would the critical theory perspective explain the democratic peace?

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Question 19

The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they belong to the same alliances counterbalancing or fighting other alliances is said to be from the systemic structural level if the emphasis is on the relative positioning of opposing alliances within the system.

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The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they successfully use balance-of-power politics to avoid war is an example of an argument from which level of analysis?

What are the major findings of research on the democratic peace?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Relations between which two states are among the earliest evidence of the democratic peace?

Arguing that whether or not two states have the same internal characteristics (namely, democracy) determines whether or not they will conflict is an example of an argument from which perspective?

What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from a realist perspective?

What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from the identity perspective?

When studies distinguish along a continuum between strong and weak democracies, they find that ______.

Many identity perspective explanations for the democratic peace rely on which of the following levels of analysis, which suggest that the practice of democratic norms and beliefs further encourages this practice among states?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are propositions put forth by proponents of democratic peace theory?

To observe stronger and more reliable patterns among variables, analysts seek a ______ sample size.

The realist perspective would most likely emphasize alliances as the major independent variable in its explanation of the democratic peace.

The liberal perspective is most likely to argue that the lack of conflict among democracies is an effect of the Cold War and the United States' post-Cold War leadership.

An analyst using ______ methodology may conclude that peace is an appropriate or more persuasive outcome associated with social discourse among democracies.

What are possible explanations of the democratic peace from a liberal perspective?

An outcome that is caused by multiple variables, wherein the relationship between those variables is not clear, is said to be ______.

The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they have unique contracting or negotiating advantages that allow them to settle disputes without war is an example of an argument from the ______ level of analysis.

It is difficult to ascertain the relationship between democracy and war because the ______, or number of cases, is relatively small.

The ______ is a theory that democratic nations, for the most part, do not go to war with one another.

How would the critical theory perspective explain the democratic peace?

The argument that democracies do not go to war with one another because they belong to the same alliances counterbalancing or fighting other alliances is said to be from the systemic structural level if the emphasis is on the relative positioning of opposing alliances within the system.

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How to Think About International Relations: Perspectives, Levels of Analysis, and Causal Arrows

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Identity Perspectives on Globalization: Development and Environment

Critical Theory Perspectives on Globalization: Inequality, Imperialism, and Injustice

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