INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXAM #2
FULLY SOLVED
Interests - correct answer What actors want to achieve through political action
Interactions - correct answer Ways two or more actors choices combine to produce
outcomes
Bargaining - correct answer An interaction in which actors must choose outcomes that
make one better off at the expense of another; dividing
Cooperation - correct answer An interaction in which two or more actors adopt policies
that make at least one actor better off relative to the status quo without making others
worse off
Institutions - correct answer A set of rules that structure political interactions
Mercantilism - correct answer An economic doctrine based on a belief that military
power and economic influence are compliments
Sovereignty - correct answer Recognition of other states right to exercise independent
and legitimate authority within their respected territories
Hegemony - correct answer The predominance of one nation state over others
State - correct answer Central authority with the ability to make and enforce laws, rules
and decisions within its territory
Anarchy - correct answer The absence of a central authority with the ability to make and
enforce laws that bind all actors.
National Interests - correct answer Interests that belong to the state itself and are
generally driven by security and power
Strategic Interactions - correct answer Each actor's strategy depends on the anticipated
strategy of others
Cooperation - correct answer Occurs when two or more actors adopt politics that make
at least one actor better off relative to the status quo and no actors worse off
Coordination - correct answer A type of cooperative interaction in which actors benefit
from all making the same choices and subsequently have no incentive to no comply
Collaboration - correct answer A type of cooperative interaction in which actors gain
from working together but nonetheless have incentives to not comply with any
agreement
, Public Goods - correct answer Individually and socially desirable goods that are non-
excludable and non-rival in competition, such as national defense
Collective Action Problems - correct answer Obstacles to cooperation that occur when
actors have incentives to collaborate but each acts in preparation that others will pay
the costs of cooperation
Free Ride - correct answer To fail to contribute to a public good while benefitting from
the contributions of others
Iteration - correct answer Repeated interactions with the same partners
Linkage - correct answer The linking of cooperation on one issue to interactions on a
second issue
Power - correct answer The ability to get the other side to make concessions and to
avoid having to make concessions yourselves
Coercion - correct answer The threat or imposition of costs on other actors in order to
change their behavior
Outside options - correct answer Alternatives to bargaining with a specific actor
Agenda-setting power - correct answer A "first mover" advantage that helps an actor
secure a more favorable bargain
Equilibrium - correct answer Equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.
Interstate War - correct answer The main parties to the conflict are states
Civil War - correct answer When actors are within the state
Crisis Bargaining - correct answer At least one actor threatens to use force in the event
that its demands aren't met
Coercive Diplomacy - correct answer When a state tries to influence the outcome of
bargaining through the use or threat of military force
Bargaining Range - correct answer Set of deals that both parties in a bargaining
interaction prefer to war
Compellance - correct answer An effort to change the status quo through the threat of
force
General Deterrence - correct answer Attempt to deter an attack on one's own country
FULLY SOLVED
Interests - correct answer What actors want to achieve through political action
Interactions - correct answer Ways two or more actors choices combine to produce
outcomes
Bargaining - correct answer An interaction in which actors must choose outcomes that
make one better off at the expense of another; dividing
Cooperation - correct answer An interaction in which two or more actors adopt policies
that make at least one actor better off relative to the status quo without making others
worse off
Institutions - correct answer A set of rules that structure political interactions
Mercantilism - correct answer An economic doctrine based on a belief that military
power and economic influence are compliments
Sovereignty - correct answer Recognition of other states right to exercise independent
and legitimate authority within their respected territories
Hegemony - correct answer The predominance of one nation state over others
State - correct answer Central authority with the ability to make and enforce laws, rules
and decisions within its territory
Anarchy - correct answer The absence of a central authority with the ability to make and
enforce laws that bind all actors.
National Interests - correct answer Interests that belong to the state itself and are
generally driven by security and power
Strategic Interactions - correct answer Each actor's strategy depends on the anticipated
strategy of others
Cooperation - correct answer Occurs when two or more actors adopt politics that make
at least one actor better off relative to the status quo and no actors worse off
Coordination - correct answer A type of cooperative interaction in which actors benefit
from all making the same choices and subsequently have no incentive to no comply
Collaboration - correct answer A type of cooperative interaction in which actors gain
from working together but nonetheless have incentives to not comply with any
agreement
, Public Goods - correct answer Individually and socially desirable goods that are non-
excludable and non-rival in competition, such as national defense
Collective Action Problems - correct answer Obstacles to cooperation that occur when
actors have incentives to collaborate but each acts in preparation that others will pay
the costs of cooperation
Free Ride - correct answer To fail to contribute to a public good while benefitting from
the contributions of others
Iteration - correct answer Repeated interactions with the same partners
Linkage - correct answer The linking of cooperation on one issue to interactions on a
second issue
Power - correct answer The ability to get the other side to make concessions and to
avoid having to make concessions yourselves
Coercion - correct answer The threat or imposition of costs on other actors in order to
change their behavior
Outside options - correct answer Alternatives to bargaining with a specific actor
Agenda-setting power - correct answer A "first mover" advantage that helps an actor
secure a more favorable bargain
Equilibrium - correct answer Equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.
Interstate War - correct answer The main parties to the conflict are states
Civil War - correct answer When actors are within the state
Crisis Bargaining - correct answer At least one actor threatens to use force in the event
that its demands aren't met
Coercive Diplomacy - correct answer When a state tries to influence the outcome of
bargaining through the use or threat of military force
Bargaining Range - correct answer Set of deals that both parties in a bargaining
interaction prefer to war
Compellance - correct answer An effort to change the status quo through the threat of
force
General Deterrence - correct answer Attempt to deter an attack on one's own country
