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list problems of international security
- nuclear weapons
- genocide
- drug trafficking
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give an example of international relations
- South Korea v. North Korea
- Tawian v. China
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give an example of global relations
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what is globalization in relations to economic relations
diffusion of production and financial activities
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benefits and costs of globalization
- bigger range of products
- cheaper higher quality products
- higher well-being because of income
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what is the employment multiplier
estimates the effect of employment with the addition of one new job in a new economic sector
so- for every job created, more are created in effect
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what is a "global village"
widely separated individuals are interconnected by uncontrollable force(only exists in theory, not reality)
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what is intermestic
blurring of the line between foreign and domestic issues
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give an example of intermestic relationships
- immigration
- financial crisis of 2008 small village govt. in Norway losing money because of US housing
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describe interdependence
when two countries are mutually dependant on each other
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describe sensitivity and give an example
- when two countries are sensitive to dependence in short term
- ex. Netherlands and US in 1973 deal with OPAC for oil purchases at the same time
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describe vulnerability and provide an example
refers to the long term affects of dependence
the US slowly struck oil in the US and relied less on other countries
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why is a pattern so important to PLS?
it separates HIS from PLS
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what are the four goals and theories of PLS
description, explanation, prediction, prescription
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describe description
- portray, capture, and picture the phenomenon that you are studying
- characteristics presented and do NOT describe in extreme detail what occurred features that lead you to identify the phenomenon
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describe explanation
- SUPER important
- uncover process of multiple phenomenon’s instead of just single phenomenon
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describe prediction
- prediction becomes testing of the explanation
- do NOT trying to forecast the future, just applying explanation to the event
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describe prescription
- deals with ‘ought’ not ‘is’
- ex. this 'ought' to happen, but doesn't mean it 'is' going too...
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describe policy relevance
relies on whether or not what we find interesting, or direction questions to the policy
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Prescription is a _____ theory.
Normative
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Prediction, Explanation, and Description are all ____ theories.
positive
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realism is all about ____.
power
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describe neorealism
- structural realism argued systemic approach: international structure as a constraint on state behavior
- “new realism”
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describe traditional realism
lore- accumulated fact and belief, less formal understanding, focus on philosophy
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“great powers do what they will, and small powers suffer what they must”
Thucydides
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the definition of theory states that realism...
“the conduct of relations by threat of force without consideration of right or justice”
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theory states that perspective is...
“an idealized explanation that emphasizes a particular set of facts”
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theory states that positivism is...
“any statement that cannot be empirically verified is inadmissible to science”
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theory states that critical/alternative approaches to international realations are _____.
flawed
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theory states that behavorialists is the...
scientific method of international relations, ignore social aspect
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List the three levels of analysis
- 1. individual
- 2. states
- 3. system
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Describe individual levels of analysis
realism says the desire to power is rooted in human nature
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How is the desire to power in human nature two fold?
- 1. Unlimited wants, and limited needs, desire needs, to obtain wants, we must gain power and protect power
- 2. Inherent drive in people is the desire to dominate other people
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describe state on the level of analysis
- all states are selfish
- states all states' interests
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describe system on the level of analysis
all states go for what they can and that are consistent
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never let ____ affect the decisions in international relationships.
ideology
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