Exam 1: Introduction: Why We Disagree about International Relations

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following constitute the main levels of analysis?

We can understand levels of analysis as operating at the systemic, domestic, or individual level.

The three kinds of substantive forces causing outcomes include power, ideologies, and ______.

A ______ level of analysis is characterized by forces or facts that come from outside a region and the countries or individuals involved in an event.

What are methods?

What is the main emphasis of the liberal perspective?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is considered a research method in international relations?

There are two general types of methods: rationalist and ______.

The critical theory perspective ______.

That wars seldom occur among democracies is an example of correlation.

The ______ level of analysis emphasizes the way countries are positioned and interact with respect to one another.

In international affairs, which of the following are the three broad views about ethics and morality?

According to the critical theory perspective, what is the cause of much of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is a fundamental component to understanding process tracing?

Which of the following statements would a pragmatist support?

Which term describes a method that connects events in sequence to identify cause and effect?

The argument that the rise of ISIS was the outcome of problems in communication and negotiation among actors is an example of the ______ perspective.

Why are perspectives and levels of analysis referred to as ideal types?

What is the main emphasis of the realist perspective?

The critical theory perspective adopts a holistic interpretation of reality that cannot be broken down into separate causes and effects or tested by rationalist methods against alternative hypotheses.