POSC 2601 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Keohane and Nye - ANSWERMain Point: Complex Interdependence able to
decrease the Security Dilemma
Idealogical Lense: Liberal Critique on Realism
Fannon - ANSWERMain Point: Race and status are extremely important in
understanding the politics of developing countries in the third world. (Exploitation and
control of nation)
Idealogical Lense: Post-Colonialism
Samantha Power - ANSWERMain Point: Failures of U.S. to stop Rwandan genocide
Idealogical Lense: Liberalism/Intervention
Autesserre - ANSWERMain Point: International community being unable to provide
meaningful and effective aid and actually do more harm
Idealogical Lense: Liberalism/Intervention
Mamdani - ANSWERMain Point: Encounter with West in the Cold War shaped
Islamic Terrorism and the idea of the Islamic state. Very anti-Huntington
Cohn - ANSWERMain Point: The gendering of words and phrases used to talk about
nukes made allowed for the the unthinkable to become reasonable and seem to
make sense
Idealogical Lense: Constructivism and Feminism
Olivia Holt-Ivry - ANSWERMain Point: The inclusion of women in the peace making
process both makes it easier (gender norms and assumptions when in combat) and
longer lasting (perspective (what is peace, are we thinking about everyone?)
Idealogical Lense: Feminism
Greg Grandin - ANSWERMain Point: Latin America in the Cold War. Calling to
question "the great peace". Look into Guatemala's 1987 Panzo's massacre. Brings in
identity of the people and the control of a land owning elite and the crazy U.S.
institutions supporting the elite.
Idealogical Lense: Post-Colonialism/Cold War/Marxism
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist
, Brooks - ANSWERMain Point: Bias in labeling Muslims as terrorist
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Liberalism
Said - ANSWERMain Point: Civilizations are dynamic and changing
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Anti-Huntington
Kaldor - ANSWERMain Point: New Wars' nature of fighting is changing with
differences between how we see things such as peace and combatant. Focus on
how war is fought for different reasons and with different lenses
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Liberal
Civil Society - ANSWERGuest Speaker: John Garrison
Guest talked about how civil society is the section of society that is not connected to
private businesses or governments
IPE - ANSWERInternational Political Economy; analyzes international relations in
combination with political economy; inter connectivity between economics/trade and
politics/IR
Civil society engaging with the world bank (lender of last resort)
Terrorism - ANSWERThe act of using violence on citizens to achieve some political
goal. Definition is political because it becomes unclear if it is political or social goals
and/or if they are just attacking civilians and not the government.
Security Dilemma - ANSWERA situation in which a state's attempts to secure itself
necessarily create insecurity for another state.
Constructivism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are social actors
-Interests are not stable or given, but constructed
-Anarchy is an intersubjective reality
-Institutions are social environments in which states recognize and learn about their
own interests
The Responsibility to Protect - ANSWERThe idea that sovereign states have a
responsibility to protect their own citizens, but if they are unwilling or unable, the
international community bears that responsibility.
Liberalism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are important, but individuals are
the ultimate purpose and priority of the state
-States and individuals are rational, but domestic politics matter
-The state is not unitary
Realism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are the central actors of world politics
-States are rational and seek survival
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Keohane and Nye - ANSWERMain Point: Complex Interdependence able to
decrease the Security Dilemma
Idealogical Lense: Liberal Critique on Realism
Fannon - ANSWERMain Point: Race and status are extremely important in
understanding the politics of developing countries in the third world. (Exploitation and
control of nation)
Idealogical Lense: Post-Colonialism
Samantha Power - ANSWERMain Point: Failures of U.S. to stop Rwandan genocide
Idealogical Lense: Liberalism/Intervention
Autesserre - ANSWERMain Point: International community being unable to provide
meaningful and effective aid and actually do more harm
Idealogical Lense: Liberalism/Intervention
Mamdani - ANSWERMain Point: Encounter with West in the Cold War shaped
Islamic Terrorism and the idea of the Islamic state. Very anti-Huntington
Cohn - ANSWERMain Point: The gendering of words and phrases used to talk about
nukes made allowed for the the unthinkable to become reasonable and seem to
make sense
Idealogical Lense: Constructivism and Feminism
Olivia Holt-Ivry - ANSWERMain Point: The inclusion of women in the peace making
process both makes it easier (gender norms and assumptions when in combat) and
longer lasting (perspective (what is peace, are we thinking about everyone?)
Idealogical Lense: Feminism
Greg Grandin - ANSWERMain Point: Latin America in the Cold War. Calling to
question "the great peace". Look into Guatemala's 1987 Panzo's massacre. Brings in
identity of the people and the control of a land owning elite and the crazy U.S.
institutions supporting the elite.
Idealogical Lense: Post-Colonialism/Cold War/Marxism
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist
, Brooks - ANSWERMain Point: Bias in labeling Muslims as terrorist
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Liberalism
Said - ANSWERMain Point: Civilizations are dynamic and changing
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Anti-Huntington
Kaldor - ANSWERMain Point: New Wars' nature of fighting is changing with
differences between how we see things such as peace and combatant. Focus on
how war is fought for different reasons and with different lenses
Idealogical Lense: Constructivist/Liberal
Civil Society - ANSWERGuest Speaker: John Garrison
Guest talked about how civil society is the section of society that is not connected to
private businesses or governments
IPE - ANSWERInternational Political Economy; analyzes international relations in
combination with political economy; inter connectivity between economics/trade and
politics/IR
Civil society engaging with the world bank (lender of last resort)
Terrorism - ANSWERThe act of using violence on citizens to achieve some political
goal. Definition is political because it becomes unclear if it is political or social goals
and/or if they are just attacking civilians and not the government.
Security Dilemma - ANSWERA situation in which a state's attempts to secure itself
necessarily create insecurity for another state.
Constructivism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are social actors
-Interests are not stable or given, but constructed
-Anarchy is an intersubjective reality
-Institutions are social environments in which states recognize and learn about their
own interests
The Responsibility to Protect - ANSWERThe idea that sovereign states have a
responsibility to protect their own citizens, but if they are unwilling or unable, the
international community bears that responsibility.
Liberalism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are important, but individuals are
the ultimate purpose and priority of the state
-States and individuals are rational, but domestic politics matter
-The state is not unitary
Realism is characterized by - ANSWER-States are the central actors of world politics
-States are rational and seek survival
