Week2- Realism

Question 1

who created a typology for understanding international relations that based on three levels of analysis?

Answer 1

Kenneth Waltz (1959)

Question 2

What are the three categorize Kenneth was classified the internationals theories into?

Answer 2

1- the first level explains International politics as driven by actions of individuals, or outcomes psychological
2- driven by the domestic regimes of state.
3- the role of systemic factors (the effect that international anarchy was existing on state behavior.

Question 3

Level 1 Individual -level of analysis

Answer 3

Factors affect on individual’s actions:
COGNITIVE: trying to make good tactical and strategic choices

EMOTIONAL:
PSYCHOLOGICAL: frustration>aggression
BIOLOGICAL: Ethology, gender
PERCEPTIONS:

*there are example on the slides.

Question 4

Level 2 (Internal Structure of states- level of analysis)

Answer 4

many example on the slide. (10)

Question 5

Level 3: System- level of analysis (e.g: NATO, ISS, Twitter, Drug Trafficking…)

Answer 5

it is about how the organizations and the other factor like social media affect on the global analysis.

Question 6

Classical Realism

Answer 6

• They think International Politics(IP) is driven by Waltz’s Second Level (The states)
  INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: is Anarchy (Lawlessness or no officer for the nations)
  State of politics: conflict
  Key actor on global stages: States
  States want: Power
  Tow important terms:
• “Unitary” when domestic policies are less interest .
  -“Rationa” states pursue predictable, strategies based on calculation.

Question 7

What are the tow categorize of realism

Answer 7

1- classical realism.

2-Neo-Realism

Question 8

Classical Realism
*Survival
* Sovereignty
*Power Politics
(what is the idea of classical realism

Answer 8

Global politics is a self help system- states must look after themselves.
Realists hate the third level because they think the state is only

Question 9

most important person in neo-realism

Answer 9

John Mearsheimer

Question 10

Neo-Realism

Answer 10

• it is first outlined by Kenneth Waltz 1979
  Principles of neorealism:
• Search of power limits- states really seek security
• Excessive power grap can prompt security dilemma
• States will balance
• Alliance Behavior:
  rather than bandwagon in alliances.
  Bipolar system more stable than Multi polar systems

Question 11

Neo-Realism

Answer 11

Hegemon: is a single powerful state that controls or dominates lesser states like Roman Empire

Question 12

Similarities between Classical realism and New Realism:

Answer 12

• explain world as it is, not as it should be
• domestic politics separate from foreign policy
• States rational actors not moral agents.
• power and/ security define stats’ “interest”
• Pervasiveness of conflicts.
  -morality a tool of powerful, not true motivation.
  International system stays basically the same.

Question 13

Differences between Classical realism and Neo-Realism

Answer 13

1- ACTORS:

• Classical: some role for leaders’ characters, actors in system may change
• Neorealists: SOVEREIGN STATES are only important actors

2- Interests:
C: Power.
Neo: Security

3-source of interests:
C: Human nature.
Neo: Structure of system

4- METHODS:
C: More inductive, HISTORICAL APPROACH.
Neo: more deductive, LOGIC OF SYSTEM.