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29 Cards in this Set
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Name the theory that:
1. views nation-state as most important actor on world stage 2. depicts world politics as a ceaseless, repeditiv struggle for power |
Realist Theory
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Name the theory tha:
1. believes in reason and possibility of progress 2. stesses ethical principle over pursuit of power 3.relies on peaceful means of resolution |
Liberal Theory
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belief hat increased interdependence can lead to higher levels of cooperation
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neoliberalism
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Name the theory that'
1. emphasizes the impact of ideas and the intersubjective quality of images 2. believes world politics is socially constructed 3. believes power struggle relies on actors abilities to persuade others to accept their ideas |
Constructivist Theory
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norms that define what consists of legitimate conduct guide behavior
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logic of appropriateness
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In the 20th century, what is the primary radical alternative to mainstream theories?
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socialism
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Name the theory tat;
1. focuses on class conflict and material interests 2. believes capitalism creates two classes (bourgesie and proletariat) |
Socialism
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a development of capitalism where monopolies supplant free-market competition
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imperialism
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these theorists claim that poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America stemmed from exploitative stucture of capitalist world economy
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dependency theorists
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Name the theory that say the capitalist economy contains the core, the periphery, and semi-periphery
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world-system theory
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Name the theory that attacks the exclusion of women, injustice, and unequal treatment of women
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Feminist Theory
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socially defined expectations regarding what it means to be masculine/feminine
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gender
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set of interrelated propositions that explains an observed regularity
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theory
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ability to make someone continue a course of action, change what he/she is doing, or refrain from acting
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power
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principle that in anarchy, actors must rely on themselves
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self-help
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measure of how much one side in an agreement benefits in comparison with the others side
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relative gains
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situaino in which what one side wins, the other side loses
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zero-sum game
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security regime based on principle that an act of aggression by any state will be met by a collective response from the rest
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collective security
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itneractions across state boundaries that involve at least one actor that is not the agent off a government or intergovernmental organization
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transnatioal relations
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model of world politics based on the assumptions that states are not the only important actors, security is not the dominant national goal, and military force is not the only significant instrument of foreign policy
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complex interdependence
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set of principles, norms, and rules governing behavior within a specified issue area
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international regime
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conditions in which all participants in exchanges become better off
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absolute gains
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situation in which international institutions create incentives for states to behave recklessly
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moral hazard
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the category of global issues relaed to economic, social, and environmental aspects of relatins beween governments and people
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low politics
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category of global issues related to military and security aspects of relatons between governments and people
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high politics
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approach to evaluating moral choices on the basis of the results of the action taken
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consequentialism
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generalized standards of behavior that embody collective expectatins about appropriate conduct
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norms
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approach to study of world politics that emphasizes the application of the scientific method
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behavioralism
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conjectural statements that describe the relationship between an independent variable (cause) and dependent variable (effect)
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hypotheses
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