Exam 2: Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory

Constructivism is a paradigm 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; as consensual definitions change, it is possible for either conflictual or cooperative practices to evolve.

The origins of liberal theory are grounded in

The idea that the governments of states are subject to no higher authority is

The liberal school of thought supports globalization, commerce, and free trade as a way to promote peace and diplomacy.

Define theory .  How are theories useful in understanding world politics?  What applications can theories have in making international policy?  What are the drawbacks of relying on a single theory to inform policy making?

Feminist theory rejects the "idea that theorizing is 'objective'" for a more "perspective approach" to analyzing global politics.

Liberal thought says that

Which of the following was a criticism of the realist school of thought?

Liberals believe that intergovernmental institutions have no power to constrain state behavior, and states will only join these institutions when it is in their own self-interest.

Which of the following best describes the liberal theory of international relations?

Which of the following is a weakness of the feminism school of thought in international relations?

Constructivism is the study of how the global system is constructed or managed.

Which theory of international relations would be most likely to expect an international organization, such as the United Nations, to get involved in an international incident because of human rights violations?

Realist theory of international relations is a very recent idea; there is very little historical basis for the concept of "power politics."

Which theory of international relations is completely satisfactory in describing international relations in the world today?

A theory is a scholarly idea that is doubted and not observable.

Constructivists tend to have an optimistic outlook on world politics, with a cooperative view of human nature and a belief in progress.

Vladimir I. Lenin maintained that advanced capitalist states would eventually cause wars as a result of the twin problems of overproduction and underconsumption.

The theory of agent-oriented constructivism emerged to address what weakness in the social constructivist theory of international relations?

Which of the following is NOT an element common to the various schools of liberalism?