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Theory of international relations chapter 11 - 15
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1Post-structuralism takes which view of identity and foreign policy?
- APerformative
- BPerformative and constitutive
- CRationalist
- DConstitutive
2What are the central concepts in post-structuralist philosophy?
- ADiscourse, deconstruction, genealogy, intertextuality
- BRational economics
- CInstitutions and co-operation.
- DDiscourse, deconstruction, intertextuality
3Language is central to post-structuralist theory of international relations because:
- APost-structuralism focuses on local dialects.
- BLanguage decides, and communicates, what individuals say while also being the medium through which all political actors must legitimate the foreign policies they adopt.
- CLanguage solely defines individuals.
- DLanguage is the same as discourse
4Post-structuralism views language as
- AEntirely value-neutral.
- BA system of unstable dichotomies where certain terms are superior to others.
- CIrrelevant to politics
- DA system of stable dichotomies
5According to post-structuralist theory, what is ‘the state’?
- AA historical concept
- BA value-neutral concept with an immortal essence.
- CA political principle and a particular way of organising identity and authority.
- DThe most important political actor in an anarchic world system.
6With regard to ‘the state’, post-structuralist theory:
- ANaturalises the state.
- BAdopts exactly the same view of the state as Realism
- CIs wholly unconcerned with ‘the state’ as a concept.
- DDoes not naturalise ‘the state’ but instead seeks to analyse how practices produce ‘the state’ which is a political, historically contextualised concept.
7According to post-structuralism, foreign policies:
- ACreate and recreate identity of ‘the self’ and ‘others’
- BShould be based solely on self-interest
- CAre unimportant to international politics
- DWill revolve around the importance of human rights.
8According to the post-structuralist scholar Judith Butler, identity:
- AIs irrelevant
- BIs central to showing how foreign policy will be formed.
- CIs performative and can only be constituted through repeated practices.
- DIs static and independent of practices and surroundings.
9The global’ according to post-structuralism, is:
- AA political category, which can be used to replace ‘the state’
- BOf no concern to international politics.
- CThe most important political category in international politics.
- DNot a political category and cannot therefore be used to replace ‘the state’
10The events of 9/11 and the subsequent so-called ‘war on terror’ have:
- AMade the post-structuralist concept of territoriality redundant.
- BChallenged the post-structuralist concept of territoriality but not made them entirely redundant.
- CIn some ways shown the concept of territoriality to be redundant but in other ways illustrated a ‘return’ of the concept of territoriality.
- DMade the concept of territoriality more flexible and in some ways precipitated a ‘return’ of the concept but has also challenged the post-structuralist conception of the term.
11The conceptual approach taken by post-colonial theory is which of the following?
- APost-colonialism adopts a bottom-up approach to international relations.
- BPost-colonialism adopts a state-centric approach to international relations.
- CPost-colonialism adopts an approach to international relations focused on the role of institutions.
- DPost-colonialism adopts a Western-centric approach to international relations.
12By far the majority of colonies that became independent states after World War II were:
- AIn South America
- BIn Africa
- CIn Europe
- DIn Asia
13Léopold Sédar Senghor introduced which concept to post-colonialism?
- ANégritude
- BThe non-aligned movement
- CRevolution
- DOrientalism
14When did the non-aligned movement begin?
- A1990 in Rio de Janeiro
- B1964 in London
- C1965 in Bandung ( in the book it is 1955)
- D1980 in Beijing.
15The trusteeship system of the League of Nations was what?
- ATo give every former colonial state a trust fund in order to assist their economic development.
- BTo provide mentorship to the former colonial states and provide oversight for colonies as they moved towards independence.
- CTo sell arms to former colonies and assist their move toward independence.
- DTo create a trust fund for every child in the developing south.
16Post-colonialism entered the field of international relations at the end of the Cold War because mainstream theories:
- AHad failed to anticipate the effect of ‘people power’ in international politics
- BDid not adequately discuss nuclear deterrence
- CDid not discuss the role of the state in international politics.
- DWere too focused on nuclear deterrence.
17Post-colonial studies began by looking at those considered to be of subaltern status in which country?
- AMexico
- BYemen
- CSaudi-Arabia
- DIndia
18What does OPEC stand for?
- AOverly Populated Economies and Countries
- BOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- COld People with Economic Concerns
- DOil and Petroleum Economies with Coal
19What was the aim of the New International Economic Order?
- ATo make the United Nations a more powerful body to advocate for the economic interests of countries in the Global South.
- BTo increase the purchasing power of the rich, industrialized countries.
- CTo create a hierarchy of economies
- DA worldwide system that would be re-structured to offer economies in the Global South fairer, hopefully preferential, terms of trade, aid, and resource allocation.
20One of the main contributions of post-colonial analysis to political science has been:
- ATo study the experience of colonialism from the point of view of the colonized peoples rather than from the point of view of the great powers.
- BTo focus on the foreign policy of the great powers during post-colonialism.
- CTo study the personal biographies of political leaders of the colonizing powers.
- DTo place greater focus on the experience of rich, industrialized nations.
21Which of the following schools of thought is Pogge situated within?
- AIndividualism
- BCommunitarianism
- CGeneralism
- DLiberal cosmopolitanism
22Who called foreign policy, according to universal moral principles, ‘a policy of national suicide’?
- AMorgenthau
- BMiller
- CWalzer
- DPogge
23Who said that injustice consists of overriding the distinct understandings that constitute a shared way of life?
- AMiller
- BKissinger
- CWalzer
- DBeitz
24The duty of mutual aid is one element of:
- ARawls’ Law of Peoples.
- Buniversalism
- Crealism.
- Dcritical theory.
25The phrase ‘rational devils’:
- Aunderlays Kant’s categorical imperative.
- Bdeals with the human capacity to be both self-interested and reasonable.
- Cis a core tenet of cosmopolitanism.
- Dunderlays Kant’s categorical imperative and deals with the human capacity to be both self-interested and reasonable.
26Which of these is not a component of jus ad bellum?
- ARight intention.
- BRestoration of peace.
- CMultilateral authority.
- DLast resort.
27According to Just War theory, which of the following can legitimately wage war?
- ACriminals
- BIndividuals
- CCorporations
- DStates
28__________ explores the tension surrounding non-combatant losses that are unintended but foreseeable.
- ANon-combatant immunity
- BThe law of double effect
- CProportionality of means and ends
- DRight intention
29Jus in bello includes debates over which of the following?
- AProportionality of means.
- BDouble effect
- CNon-combatant immunity.
- DProportionality of means, double effect, and non-combatant immunity.
30Saturation bombing:
- Ais an example of the debate of jus in bello ethics, especially the doctrine of double effect.
- Bwas only done by the Axis powers.
- Cis sometimes justified by the idea of ‘supreme emergency’.
- Dis an example of the debate of jus in bello ethics, especially the doctrine of double effect, and is sometimes justified by the idea of ‘supreme emergency’.
31Wars between substate groups for personal glory, power, enrichment, or revenge are classified by Metz as:
- Athird-tier
- Bfirst-tier.
- Cnew wars.
- Dpostmodern.
32Which of the following are seen as evidence of the obsolescence of war?
- ASecurity communities such as that in Europe.
- BDemocratic peace theory.
- CCivil conflict in Africa.
- DSecurity communities such as that in Europe and democratic peace theory.
33The global presence in war includes:
- Amedia
- Bnongovernmental organizations.
- Cmedia, nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations such as the UN.
- Dinternational organizations such as the UN.
34A conflict which ‘turns on one side’s ability to force the other side to fight on their own terms’ is:
- A'new'
- Bpostmodern
- Casymmetrical
- Dcivil
35Who wrote of war that it will happen when ‘one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the risks to be incurred, and the other side is ready to face danger rather than accept an immediate loss’?
- AThucydides
- BMachiavelli
- CKissinger
- DTilly
36The Iraq war was characterized by:
- Amaneuver-oriented warfare.
- Binformation warfare.
- Ctechnological superiority.
- Dmaneuver-oriented and information warfare, and technological superiority.
37The use of force by regular, uniformed, national military units to achieve military or political objectives is called:
- Aconventional warfare.
- Bnon-nuclear warfare.
- Cpostmodern warfare.
- Dguerrilla warfare.
38Who called war ‘the father of all and the king of all’?
- AMahalanobis
- BHeraclitus
- CThucydides
- DAlexander
39The Revolution in Military Affairs:
- Ahas partially facilitated the rise of asymmetric warfare.
- Bdemonstrates that technological advantage is decisive in warfare.
- Cnegates the idea of postmodern warfare.
- Dhas partially facilitated the rise of asymmetric warfare, demonstrates that technological advantage is decisive in warfare, and negates the idea of postmodern warfare.
40Who said that war is ‘a condition of time in which special rules permitting and regulating violence between governments prevails’?
- AMichael Sheehan
- BCarl Von Clausewitz
- CThucydides
- DQuincy Wright
41Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs):
- Aare rarely used in modern war and have little impact on its outcome.
- Bare a pervasive and influential feature of modern war, demonstrated by their heavy use in the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
- Chave replaced standing national armies.
- Dare solely a feature of contemporary warfare and were not used before the year 2000.
42Until recently, the main area of interest for both academics and statesmen regarding security tended to be in ________.
- Aanarchy
- Bmilitary capabilities
- Csovereignty
- Dself-help doctrine
43The growing integration in regions like Europe that is undermining the classical political order based on nation state, leaving nations exposed within larger political frameworks, has led to the concept of __________.
- Amultilateralism
- Bzone of democratic peace
- Csocietal security
- Dincreased surveillance of the public
44Debates about security have traditionally focused on the role of ________ as the primary actor in international relations.
- Aanarchy
- Bthe state
- Cstructures
- Dinstitutions
45According to realists, trust is often difficult between states because of the problem of ________.
- Asovereignty
- Bthe lack of institutions
- Cconstructed identities
- Dcheating
46Which branch of international relations theory allows for more cooperation between states when it comes to security?
- ALiberal institutionalism
- BNeo-realism.
- CNeo-classical realism.
- DConstructivism.
47The growing interdependence between states regarding security and the dampening down of the security dilemma is said to be taking place in a condition of ________.
- Aanarchy
- Bglobalization
- Cmature anarchy
- Dcontingent realism
48Democratic peace theory is based on ________ logic.
- AFukuyama’s
- Bidealist
- CKantian
- DFoucault’s
49International institutions are said to facilitate:
- Alower transaction costs.
- Bcredible commitments.
- Creciprocity
- Dall of the above
50According to ‘social constructivists’, the fundamental structures of international politics are ________ rather than ________.
- Aeconomic, political
- Bmaterial, social
- Csocial, political
- Dsocial, material
51Globalization appears to have a/an _______ impact on international security.
- Aambivalent and contradictory
- Bintense and positive
- Cnegligible and irrelevant
- Dneutral
Información
- Descripción
- chapter 11 to 15
- Autor
- Janneke Hulst
- Idioma
- English
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