Exam 2: How to Think About International Relations: Perspectives, Levels of Analysis, and Causal Arrows

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. In contrast to the realist perspective, which of the following factors does the liberal perspective see as important in international relations?

Feminism is a theory that emphasizes the dialectical or conflictual relationship between capitalist and communist states in the international system.

If an explanation of World War I argues that Germany's militarist ideology, which glorified aggressive war, was the cause of war, it is best described by the ______ perspective.

How does collective security differ from the balance of power?

According to the liberal perspective, what are collective goods and how can they lead to cooperation?

The distribution of identities includes both internal and external identities.

If an explanation for World War I argues that Kaiser Wilhelm's bad diplomacy was the cause of war, it can be said that the cause is coming from the state-leader level.

In international relations, ______ refers to the use of force to get another state to do something.

Institutions, once created, tend to evolve through feedback and reinforcement, a process which is known as ______.

Groups of individuals or countries that share a broad base of common knowledge and trust are better known as ______.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The construction of identities is a process that shapes which of the following?

Relative identities are identities that ______.

A state is said to have acquired sovereignty when it has monopolized force within its borders and mobilized that force to defend its borders.

______ constructivism is an identity perspective that allows for greater influence on the part of independent actors in shaping identity.

How do the power balancing and power transition schools of the realist perspective differ on the question of when war is most likely?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following concepts are central to the defensive realist perspective?

Realist approaches often favor multilateralism and cooperation through international institutions to mitigate anarchy.

Marxist critical theory emphasizes which explanation of politics?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Intrastate violence includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Cooperation facilitates the provision of better outcomes for some while not harming others, whereas ______ aims to distribute gains that are zero-sum.