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48 Cards in this Set
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What is the peace of Westphalia?
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Emergence of modern state systems
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What are the two elements of sovereignty?
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Control of borders and recognition by the international community
(Ex: Taiwan) |
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What are the four types of globalization?
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1. Economy
2. Environment 3. Military 4. Social and cultural |
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International Relations is concerned with:
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Relationships among the world governments
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What are the three elements of a state?
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population, government, territory
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Example: Diplomat
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Individual – (Micro Level)
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Example: War
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International – (System Level)
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Example: Kurds
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State Level
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Example: India/Pakistan Rivalry
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Dyad
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Who first developed the levels of analysis?
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Kenneth Waltz
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What are the 3 types of polar systems?
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Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar
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How are middle powers different from large powers?
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Capability & focus
(Mid- regional affairs ie South Africa/ large- international affairs) |
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According to Realists, states are motivated by:
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Self-interests (to gain more power)
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Loyalty is an example of what type of power?
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Short term
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Which philosopher put forward a plan for “perpetual peace?”
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Immanuel Kant
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Name two assumptions liberalists and realists have in common:
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States are central actors, Anarchy
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What is a set of rules, norms, and procedures around which actors expectations converge in a given issue or area?
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International regime (ex: International organizations and law)
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According to liberalists war is decreasing in what two ways?
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Frequency and Intensity
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What are the four steps to war according to peace studies?
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Terrorism claims, arms races and alliances, security dilemma, war
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The international system is:
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Anarchy
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Postmodernists seek to deconstruct to find:
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subtext (hidden meanings)
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Which world leader is used as an example that men and woman do not behave differently in foreign politics?
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Margaret Thatcher
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What theory holds that reality is subjective?
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Post-modernism
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What theory emphasizes global economic disparity?
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Marxism
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Which type of feminism believes men and women are fundamentally different?
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Difference Feminism
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List three conditions under which cooperation or governing dynamics can emerge with the “prisoner’s dilemma” game:
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Iterated games, reciprocity, enforcement
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What is Dominance?
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establishes a power hierarchy by creating a hegemon (superpower)
EX: The US & UN est. power & dominance |
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What are the PROS and CONS of dominance?
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PROS: Forces contribution - order / force trade
CONS: Oppression & resentment and short term stability |
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Reciprocity:
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rewards contributing behavior/ punishes self-interested behavior
i. EX: WTO |
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What are the PROS and CONS of reciprocity?
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PROS: incentives for mutual cooperation / can be “forced” without central authority
CONS: downward spiral |
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Identity:
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Community is valued over indv. (family, ext fam, kinship roots) Terrorists use this to encourage ppl to behave a certain way.
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What are the PROS and CONS of Identity?
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PROS: does not rely on self-interest
CONS: demonizing an out-group |
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Identify the subfields of International Relations:
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a. Foreign Policy
b. Int’l Security c. Int’l Political Economy d. Int’l Cooperation |
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What are the 4 levels of analysis.
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Individual (Micro)
State (Meso) Dyad (Meso) Global (Macro) |
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EX: diplomat
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a. Individual (Micro)
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EX: Kurds, USA, Taliban
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b. State (Meso)
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EX: India/Paki Rivalry, Anglo-American Alliance
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c. Dyad (Meso)
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EX: Int’l Laws & Orgs, Trade
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d. Global (Macro)
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International Relations (IR) is
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the relationships among the world's govt and the interactions of states
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What is the Collective Goods Problem ?
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The problem of how to provide something that benefits all members of a group regardless of what each member contributes to it.
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Issue Areas are
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particular activities w/in one of the spehres of int'l activity that policy makers of various states face conflicts and sometimes achieve cooperation
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Conflict and Cooperation :
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The type of actions that take toward each other thru time.
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International Security is
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a subfield of IR that focuses on questions of war and peace
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International Political Economy (IPE) is
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The study of the politics and econ among nations
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Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) are
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members are state governments
EX: UN |
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) are
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interacts with states MNCs, IGOs, and MNCs
EX: Greenpeace |
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Superpower crisis
-Soviet U installed missiles in Cuba - US & SU came closest to war |
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Proxy Wars
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war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved.
EX: Cuban Missile Crisis |
