Question 1

The idea that democracies and peace belong together was developed after the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Conflict is generally understood as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  political violence 
C)  physical violence 
D)  tension between opposing economic and social indicators 
E)  tension between opposing views, interests, or wills 
A)  war 
B)  political violence 
C)  physical violence 
D)  tension between opposing economic and social indicators 
E)  tension between opposing views, interests, or wills

Question 3

The liberal theory of violence sees violence as an aberration that can be overcome through development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why would it be misleading to enter "the war in Afghanistan" in an event database?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not specify the external causes. 
B)  It lacks definition of domestic combatants. 
C)  It is a complex event. 
D)  It lacks measurable data points. 
E)  It is an example of multiple causality. 
A)  It does not specify the external causes. 
B)  It lacks definition of domestic combatants. 
C)  It is a complex event. 
D)  It lacks measurable data points. 
E)  It is an example of multiple causality.

Question 5

Quantitative studies find statistically significant links between climate change and armed conflict, whether within or among states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Failed states are defined by their inability to uphold a monopoly of violence and provide basic services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In what ways is war a unique category of conflict?

Accepted Answer

War has long been considered a unique ca

Question 8

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have prompted a shift in thinking about peace-building programs toward transformation and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does modernization theory assume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technological progress allows modernization to take place. 
B)  Modernization is desirable. 
C)  The process of modernization will result in social upheaval. 
D)  Economic growth will accompany modernization. 
E)  Ethnic identity becomes less important as countries modernize. 
A)  Technological progress allows modernization to take place. 
B)  Modernization is desirable. 
C)  The process of modernization will result in social upheaval. 
D)  Economic growth will accompany modernization. 
E)  Ethnic identity becomes less important as countries modernize.

Question 10

How are dissatisfaction and despair linked to rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are causally linked to rebellion in 98 per cent of modern conflict. 
B)  They create the possibility but are an insufficient cause of rebellion. 
C)  They tend to be politically manipulated. 
D)  They prove the political economic basis of rebellion. 
E)  They function as mutually reinforcing independent variables of conflict. 
A)  They are causally linked to rebellion in 98 per cent of modern conflict. 
B)  They create the possibility but are an insufficient cause of rebellion. 
C)  They tend to be politically manipulated. 
D)  They prove the political economic basis of rebellion. 
E)  They function as mutually reinforcing independent variables of conflict.

Question 11

The concept of a "conflict trap" is grounded in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poststructuralist theory 
B)  Neoliberal theories of globalization 
C)  The liberal theory of violence 
D)  Alienation and injustice 
E)  Marxist theory 
A)  Poststructuralist theory 
B)  Neoliberal theories of globalization 
C)  The liberal theory of violence 
D)  Alienation and injustice 
E)  Marxist theory

Question 12

What connections can be drawn between failed states and violence?

Accepted Answer

During the past two decades, "state fail

Question 13

Quantitative analysis is the best method to capture complex events such as war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Darfur, conflict between nomads and pastoralists at the turn of this century clearly originated in climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Systematic inequality is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for violent social transformation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT associated with the UN's approach to "peace-building"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The provision of security by UN soldiers 
B)  A redistribution of wealth to prevent future conflict 
C)  Encouraging the return of refugees 
D)  A restoration or reform of political institutions 
E)  Ensuring respect for human rights 
A)  The provision of security by UN soldiers 
B)  A redistribution of wealth to prevent future conflict 
C)  Encouraging the return of refugees 
D)  A restoration or reform of political institutions 
E)  Ensuring respect for human rights

Question 17

Non-democratic countries were much likely than democratic ones to experience internal collective violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain Charles Tilly's view that early European state-building was an example of "organized crime"?

Accepted Answer

The development of the modern state in t

Question 19

The political economy of war perspective views violence and development as unconnected phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Max Weber's concept of modernity is built on secularism and rationalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Conflict and Development

The idea that democracies and peace belong together was developed after the 1980s.

Conflict is generally understood as _________.

The liberal theory of violence sees violence as an aberration that can be overcome through development.

Why would it be misleading to enter "the war in Afghanistan" in an event database?

Quantitative studies find statistically significant links between climate change and armed conflict, whether within or among states.

Failed states are defined by their inability to uphold a monopoly of violence and provide basic services.

In what ways is war a unique category of conflict?

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have prompted a shift in thinking about peace-building programs toward transformation and development.

What does modernization theory assume?

How are dissatisfaction and despair linked to rebellion?

The concept of a "conflict trap" is grounded in which of the following?

What connections can be drawn between failed states and violence?

Quantitative analysis is the best method to capture complex events such as war.

In Darfur, conflict between nomads and pastoralists at the turn of this century clearly originated in climate change.

Systematic inequality is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for violent social transformation.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the UN's approach to "peace-building"?

Non-democratic countries were much likely than democratic ones to experience internal collective violence.

Explain Charles Tilly's view that early European state-building was an example of "organized crime"?

The political economy of war perspective views violence and development as unconnected phenomena.

Max Weber's concept of modernity is built on secularism and rationalism.

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