ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER TEORİLERİ I

Which of the following is not an assumption of the positivist epistemology?

Post-modernism argues for interpretation instead of empirical verification, relativism instead of objectivity and it challenges the modern problem-solving methodology.



Which of the following statements explains the post-modern rejection of traditional theories?

According to the Realist Theory, states are the main units of analysis, relations of which are shaped in an environment without a central government.



What is the term used to describe this lack of central authority to govern international relations?

According to Morgenthau, the aspiration for power on the part of several nations, each trying either to maintain or overthrow the status quo, leads necessarily to a configuration and motivate them to preserve it.



What is the realist term used to denote this configuration?

Which of the following is the analytical focus that differentiates neorealism from classical realism?

The anarchic structure compels states to compete for power to attain their security and survival. However, the final end is getting hegemony over their rivals.



Which of the following is the neorealist school arguing for maximization of relative power?

Neoclassical realism, as a theory of foreign policy combines structural explanations of neorealism with national variables of classical realism. This multi-level analytical framework requires study of systemic and domestic factors together.



Which of the following is not a domestic factor?

There are six key concepts of classical liberal philosophy: individualism, freedom, natural law, spontaneous order, rule of law and limited state.



Which of the following is the concept that paves the way to the acceptance of state as the major actor?

According to ------- view, diplomacy is the bond between members of international society that converge around common norms and goals that is rule of law at international level.


Which of the following correctly fills in the blank above?

What was the solution suggested in the aftermath of World War I, by liberal internationalism in order to maintain peace?

Through liberal lenses, cooperation is a positive-sum game which means that all parties benefit from its outcomes. This is called -------.



Which of the following correctly fills in the blank above?

Which of the following is the major critique against the Democratic Peace Theory which argues that free trade and democracy decrease the likelihood of war?

Which of the following explains the reason behind dialectical nature of change as argued in the Marxist Theory?

According to Marx, ------- is people’s inability to recognize inequality, oppression and exploitation in a capitalist society.


Which of the following correctly fills in the blank above?

The imperialist expansion of capitalism in the 19th century is explained by Hobson on the basis of overproduction and under consumption.



Which of the following is the critique made against his argument?

One of the neo-Marxist terms is cultural hegemony which denotes that the dominant ideology of the society reflects the beliefs and interests of the ruling class.


Which of the following writers was the first to use the concept?

What is the solution proposed by liberal economists for contraction in the North-South division?

Which of the following does not reflect the major theoretical classification in IR?

After 1970s, the challenge of transnationalism was based on which of the following arguments?

In the unit of analysis vs level of analysis debate, unit is a dependent variable and ------- is an independent variable, the latter offering the general framework of the study.


Which of the following correctly fills the blank above?