Exam 3: Realism, Liberalism, and Critical Theories

Waltz, in describing the causal logic of neoclassical realism, believes that the influence of _______ is absent from structural accounts of realism.

Which writers are often associated with liberal feminism?

Name two differences between neorealism and neoliberal institutionalism.

Briefly, what differentiates neorealism from classical realism?

Which academic perspective might stress the importance of ideas in creating the mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationships between the socioeconomic relations and political and cultural practices that together underpin and transform a given order?

In contrast to the rise of constructivism in the 1980s, neorealism and neoliberalism were still committed to

What are key concepts for classical liberalism? Are they still applicable today? Why or why not?

Define gender in 40 words or fewer.

What is the difference between cooperation and harmony in international relations? Can the international system ever be in harmony?

What value do realists place on human nature and individual leadership characteristics?

Some neoliberal and realist theorists use the _______ to explain international politics.

The academic perspective called _______ realism is focused on the abilities of individual leaders and human nature.

What do third world socialists see as a successor to colonialism?

Is globalization a challenge to realism or confirmation of its premises?

Marx and Engels famously argued that history is the story of

What is the democratic peace thesis?

The Gulf War 1990-1991 has been used as an example of

Discuss just war theory from a liberal feminist perspective.

What makes neoclassical realism "neo" and "classical"?