INS 3003 EXAM 1 FSU QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Civil war - Answer -a war between citizens of the same country.
Cold war - Answer -a state of political hostility between countries characterized by
threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.
Proxy war - Answer -A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
Non-member observer state - Answer -have the right to speak at the United Nation
General Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
Non-State entity - Answer -Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause
change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state
Nation-state - Answer -a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively
homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Unitary actor - Answer -An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest, broadly defined.
Founder of classical realism - Answer -hans morgenthau (politics among nations in
1948)
Pursuit of power - Answer -realpolitik
Founder of neo-realism - Answer -kenneth waltz
Assumptions - Answer -1. Staters are rational unitary actors
2. States seek security
3. Anarchy
Balance of power - Answer -1. Alliances
2. Bandwagoning
3. Balancing
Balance of power definition - Answer -gobal configuration that creates peace
Uni-Polarity - Answer -hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so powerful
that no one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
Realists don't like this
Bi-polartity - Answer -balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational
decision making
- neorealists prefer
, - ex: cold war
Multi-Polarity - Answer -moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and miscalculation
(unstable)
Relative gains vs absolute gains - Answer --relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
Relative gains - Answer -state doesn't share with others, seeks opportunity to enhance
position
Sum of other state to be zero
- im gaining while youre losing
-zero sum
• Are what I gain over you
• What I gain at your expense
• Realists promote relative gains
O If I am gaining over you, I am gaining and I am able to protect myself because of it
• Someone ends up with zero
Absolute gains - Answer -all gain, some more than others, nobody ends up with zero
Share, provide something
Non-zero sum
• What we see when we are cooperating
• Nobody ends up with zero
• Everyone ends up with something
• For those who promote this, believe in cooperation
O By working together everyone gains something
• Realists are concerned
O If there is cooperation, states are getting stronger
Prisoner's dilemma - Answer -a particular "game" between two captured prisoners that
illustrates why cooperation is difficult to maintain even when it is mutually beneficial
-realosts believe that cooperation never guarantee's security (game theory)
Realists point of view (game theory) - Answer -From the Realist's point of view, the
prisoner's won't talk to one another/Represents the lack of trust
Prisoner's Dilemma - Answer -State's rely on themselves
Stakes are high
Rational Unitary Actors
They are going to confess and receive 20/20. They don't want to risk life in prison
Civil war - Answer -a war between citizens of the same country.
Cold war - Answer -a state of political hostility between countries characterized by
threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.
Proxy war - Answer -A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
Non-member observer state - Answer -have the right to speak at the United Nation
General Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
Non-State entity - Answer -Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause
change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state
Nation-state - Answer -a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively
homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Unitary actor - Answer -An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest, broadly defined.
Founder of classical realism - Answer -hans morgenthau (politics among nations in
1948)
Pursuit of power - Answer -realpolitik
Founder of neo-realism - Answer -kenneth waltz
Assumptions - Answer -1. Staters are rational unitary actors
2. States seek security
3. Anarchy
Balance of power - Answer -1. Alliances
2. Bandwagoning
3. Balancing
Balance of power definition - Answer -gobal configuration that creates peace
Uni-Polarity - Answer -hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so powerful
that no one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
Realists don't like this
Bi-polartity - Answer -balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational
decision making
- neorealists prefer
, - ex: cold war
Multi-Polarity - Answer -moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and miscalculation
(unstable)
Relative gains vs absolute gains - Answer --relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
Relative gains - Answer -state doesn't share with others, seeks opportunity to enhance
position
Sum of other state to be zero
- im gaining while youre losing
-zero sum
• Are what I gain over you
• What I gain at your expense
• Realists promote relative gains
O If I am gaining over you, I am gaining and I am able to protect myself because of it
• Someone ends up with zero
Absolute gains - Answer -all gain, some more than others, nobody ends up with zero
Share, provide something
Non-zero sum
• What we see when we are cooperating
• Nobody ends up with zero
• Everyone ends up with something
• For those who promote this, believe in cooperation
O By working together everyone gains something
• Realists are concerned
O If there is cooperation, states are getting stronger
Prisoner's dilemma - Answer -a particular "game" between two captured prisoners that
illustrates why cooperation is difficult to maintain even when it is mutually beneficial
-realosts believe that cooperation never guarantee's security (game theory)
Realists point of view (game theory) - Answer -From the Realist's point of view, the
prisoner's won't talk to one another/Represents the lack of trust
Prisoner's Dilemma - Answer -State's rely on themselves
Stakes are high
Rational Unitary Actors
They are going to confess and receive 20/20. They don't want to risk life in prison
