Deck 7: Marxist Theories of International Relations

Question 1

Marxism argues that capitalism is an irrelevant way of thinking about the world.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Marx himself provided little in terms of a theoretical analysis of international relations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A key element of Marxist thought is the non-material conception of history.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Gramsci suggests that Marxists should take superstructural conceptions seriously.

Question 5

As opposed to Gramscians, critical theorists have involved themselves with questions concerning international society, international ethics and security.

Question 6

Rosa Luxemburg…

A) Is the author of the 1913 book, The Accumulation of Capital.
B) Argued that by analyzing capitalism as a closed system, Marx had overlooked the central role played by the colonies.
C) Asserted that capitalism needs to constantly expand into non-capitalist areas in order to survive.
D) All of the given answers are correct.

Question 7

The Latin American Dependency School applies Lenin's views, and argues that countries in the periphery suffer as a result of the 'declining terms of trade'.

Question 8

What is the Marxist approach often known as?

A) Communist theory.
B) Imperialist doctrine.
C) Historical materialism.
D) The base-superstructure model.

Question 9

Marxist theories argue that any attempt to understand world politics must be based on a broader understanding of the processes operation in…

A) The relations of production.
B) The means of production.
C) The superstructure.
D) Global capitalism.

Question 10

In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels famously argued that 'the history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of…

A) war and peace'.
B) class struggle'.
C) survival'.
D) ideas'.

Question 11

According to Maria Mies, there is a sexual (or gendered) division of labour, in which women in the developed world serve as a source of cheap labour, while women in the developing world working as housewives engage in labour that is unpaid but vital in maintaining and reproducing the labour force.

Question 12

According to Gramsci, the mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationships between the socio-economic relations and political and cultural practices that together underpin a given order is known as which of the following?

A) Hegemonic order.
B) World system.
C) Mode of production.
D) Historic bloc.

Question 13

Robert Cox's critique of realism and neorealism includes which of the following points?

A) These theories serve the interests of those who prosper under the prevailing order, namely the inhabitants of the developed states and the ruling elites.
B) The purpose of these theories is to reinforce and legitimate the status quo by making the current configuration of international relations appear natural and immutable.
C) So-called objective descriptions of the world by realists and neorealists reinforce the ruling hegemony in current world order.
D) All of the given options are correct.

Question 14

The main body of critical theory emerged from which school of thought?

A) The Frankfurt School.
B) The Italian School.
C) The English School.
D) The Copenhagen School.