WHAT IS THE STUDY OF
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are some cross-cutting/overlapping research agendas of Political Science? -
ANSWER-Comparative Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, European Studies,
Strategic Studies, Security Studies, etc.
What is the definition of international relations (i.e., what actors do when performing
international relations)? - ANSWER-International relations [IR] is the study of an
international system composed of territorial states which acknowledge no superior
authority over matters which they consider of vital interest. It deals with the nature of the
changing relations between states and with non-state actors. It studies the functioning
of the international system - the forces, factors and interests, the customs, rules, norms,
institutions and organizations from which the theory and history of its development are
formed.
What are the root words of international relations and their meanings? - ANSWER-
international
inter-involving two or more countries
national- place of origin
Relations
What is the definition of International Relations (i.e., as a subfield of Political Science)? -
ANSWER-Interactions between countries
What are all the levels of analysis? - ANSWER-Describe
Explain
Predict
~Normative
Sub- State (Sub-Unit) Level - ANSWER-Examples:
Branches of government;
Bureaucratic bodies;
Corporations;
Interest groups;
Etc.
Trans State Level - ANSWER-Sub-units or sub-state units that operate outside of their
state's borders.
What are the three traditional levels of analysis (a.k.a, "images")? - ANSWER-
1~Individual
2~ State ("Units") Level- National
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are some cross-cutting/overlapping research agendas of Political Science? -
ANSWER-Comparative Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, European Studies,
Strategic Studies, Security Studies, etc.
What is the definition of international relations (i.e., what actors do when performing
international relations)? - ANSWER-International relations [IR] is the study of an
international system composed of territorial states which acknowledge no superior
authority over matters which they consider of vital interest. It deals with the nature of the
changing relations between states and with non-state actors. It studies the functioning
of the international system - the forces, factors and interests, the customs, rules, norms,
institutions and organizations from which the theory and history of its development are
formed.
What are the root words of international relations and their meanings? - ANSWER-
international
inter-involving two or more countries
national- place of origin
Relations
What is the definition of International Relations (i.e., as a subfield of Political Science)? -
ANSWER-Interactions between countries
What are all the levels of analysis? - ANSWER-Describe
Explain
Predict
~Normative
Sub- State (Sub-Unit) Level - ANSWER-Examples:
Branches of government;
Bureaucratic bodies;
Corporations;
Interest groups;
Etc.
Trans State Level - ANSWER-Sub-units or sub-state units that operate outside of their
state's borders.
What are the three traditional levels of analysis (a.k.a, "images")? - ANSWER-
1~Individual
2~ State ("Units") Level- National
