Chapter 1

Question 1

a reason political scientists develop theories is to

Answer 1

understand the cause of events

Question 2

What are the 3 most prominent theoretical approaches used to study IR?

Answer 2

1. Liberalism
2. Realism
3. Radicalism

Question 3

The theory that most focuses on the idea that human nature is good is

Answer 3

Liberalism

Question 4

The study of individual cases is used in what approach to IR (not a theory, but an APPROACH)

Answer 4

historical

Question 5

Who introduced class analysis and dialectical reasoning, later used by Marx?

Answer 5

Plato

Question 6

Thucydides concluded that the underlying cause of the peloponnesian war was

Answer 6

A changing distribution of power between Athens and Sparta

Question 7

How did Kant’s view of Human nature differ from Hobbe’s and Rousseau’s

Answer 7

Unlike Hobbes and Rousseau, Kant believed humans could learn to improve their situation.

Question 8

The analysis of core text is used in which APPROACH to International Relations?

Answer 8

Philisophical

Question 9

Rousseau’s story of the stag and the hare illustrates: (4 things)

Answer 9

1. problems created from self preservation
2. need for social contract to realize “general will”
3. need for small communities
4. his view of state of nature

Question 10

Rousseau’s story of the stag and the hare does not illustrate: (1 thing)

Answer 10

The benefits of anarchy

Question 11

posing foundational questions and seeking normative answers are characteristics of what APPROACH to international Relations?

Answer 11

philisophical

Question 12

The objective of behavioralists is to (2 things)

Answer 12

1. gather data on human behavior patterns

2. develop tests and hypotheses based on patterns

Question 13

What are the 3 approaches to International Relations?

Answer 13

1. Historical
2. Philisophical
3. Behavioralists

Question 14

What is the goal of the Correlates of War project?

Answer 14

to explain why war breaks out.

Question 15

The theory most focused on economic classes and stratification is

Answer 15

Radicalism

Question 16

Postmodernist scholars of international relations seek to (2 things)

Answer 16

1. Deconstruct the basic concepts of the field

2. replace them with multiple meanings

Question 17

Theorists who use alternative methods to study international relations agree that

Answer 17

it is important to study social and cultural factors

Question 18

1. A number of scholars who are dissatisfied with historical, philosophical, and behavioral methods have turned to alternative methods that include:
2. These scholars are called?

Answer 18

1. analyses of culture, norms, and social practices

2. constructivists

Question 19

When studying International Relations constructivists

Answer 19

trace the impact of ideas and cultural factors on shaping identities.

Question 20

In the 21st century what accurately describes the methods used by scholars of International Relations?

Answer 20

scholars use a variety of methods.