Realism
The two founding fathers of Classical Realism and the one founding father of Neorealism.
Who are Thucydides, Hobbes, and Waltz?
This is the view of human nature according to Liberals:
What is selfish for our own preferences?
The two types of actors within International Relations
What are States and Non-States
The three levels of analysis used in this class.
What are individual, state, and systemic?
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What is Squirtle?
The principle motivator for actors within Classical Realism
What is power?
The P word for Liberals
What is preferences?
List four types of NSAs
What are NGOs, INGOs, MNCs, Domestic Actors, etc.
This broad term is used to describe the various types of global systems we've historically seen.
What is polarity? (Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar)
The methodological and systematic approach to problem solving used within political science.
What is the scientific method?
Realists have this view on alliances:
What are unreliable by nature?
The way Liberals can tell if they should be happy or not.
What are absolute gains?
The defining characteristic of an IGO vs. an INGO/NGO
Who are the members?
IGOs = States
(I)NGOs = Non-states
This is how each of the schools of thought view international institutions
Realism: Institutions are irrelevant
Liberalism: Institutions are everything
Radicalism: Institutions are exploitative
The two types of pressures on state decision making:
What are internal and external?
The end goal for neorealists versus the end goal for classical realists.
What is security and power?
According to Liberalism, international politics is a result of what?
What are domestic preferences?
The number of domestic actors that can influence international politics according to liberals.
What is limitless?
Remember, interest groups can be formed for anything; same with lobbyists, media organizations, politicians, etc.
The theory behind states changing their alliance structures in order to equal a rising threat.
What is balance of power?
This school of thought within International Relations emphasizes norms and values over institutions or power.
What is constructivism?
According to realists, states act like this:
What are humans?
The way that liberals are able to overcome the anarchy assumption in IR:
What is reputation?
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One of the most important and defining characteristics of the modern state.
What is sovereignty?
The one thing almost every theory agrees on to a certain extent.
What is the fact that we live in a world of anarchy?
This provides the foundation of the modern nation-state.
What is the Treaty of Westphalia?