INS 3003 FSU FINAL STUDY GUIDE
International Political Economy - Answer -multidimensional bargains between actors
and states
Postwar Economic History - Answer -international institutions
two blocs
economic growth
BRICS
Theories to IPE - Answer -Realism: mercantilism, relative gains, MNCs serving the
state
Radicalism: Marxist, global capitalism hierarchy, imperialism
Econ Liberalism: rational self-interest, free exchange, comparative advantages
Dependency Theory - Answer -metropolis and satellite
multinational corporations
dependent because underdeveloped
Critiques: Brazil, India, S Africa
World Systems Theory - Answer -Wallerstein: realism & marxism
Core (democracy), Periphery (non-democratic), Semi-Periphery (authoritarian)
Int'l Econ Institutions - Answer -World Bank: sustainable development
IMF: stabilization
WTO: trade liberalization
Economic Regionalism - Answer -EU Common Market, Liberal
ASEAN Free Trade
Economic Crisis - Answer -unregulated financial instruments, excess credit,
unsustainable trade
Economic Policies Mercantilists Favor - Answer -Promoting Exports over Imports
Why do Marxists believe capitalism is leading to imperial expansion? - Answer -good
produced in industrialized societies are sold abroad
Int'l System for radicals is stratified because... - Answer -capitalism
World Bank's funding used for... - Answer -economic development
Theories of the Individual - Answer -Realism: only in aggregate for nat'l interest
Liberalism: secondary role, two-track diplomacy
Radical: capitalists influence
, Constructivist: actions less important than beliefs, shape ideas
Individual Elites - Answer -affect when constraints are limited, institutions are unstable,
and the situation is peripheral
Independent vs. Participatory leaders - Answer -high v. low nationalism
high v. low control perception
high v. low affiliation/power
high v. low conceptual complex
high v. low distrust
Private Individuals - Answer -track-two diplomacy
independent of official role
types of wars - Answer -interstate, intrastate, total, limited
Decline of Total War - Answer -Nuclear costs
Security Communities
Realist: US hegemony
Liberal: democratic peace, interdependence
Constructivist: socialized into beliefs of peace
Individual level causes of war
classical realists and liberals - Answer -personal leader characteristics
miscommunication
misperceptions
State level causes of war
liberal and Marxists - Answer -internal structures and state characteristics
opposing views
competitions
Int'l System, causes of War
Neorealist and Marxist - Answer -anarchy, state of nature, expansion causes resource
war
Terrorism definition - Answer -act or threat of violence
perpetrator, not state
victim is noncombatant
goal of political change
audience is population of influence
Realism: must be state sponsored
liberalism: non-state actors are rational and strategic
Insurgency vs. terrorism - Answer -purposeful targeting
International Political Economy - Answer -multidimensional bargains between actors
and states
Postwar Economic History - Answer -international institutions
two blocs
economic growth
BRICS
Theories to IPE - Answer -Realism: mercantilism, relative gains, MNCs serving the
state
Radicalism: Marxist, global capitalism hierarchy, imperialism
Econ Liberalism: rational self-interest, free exchange, comparative advantages
Dependency Theory - Answer -metropolis and satellite
multinational corporations
dependent because underdeveloped
Critiques: Brazil, India, S Africa
World Systems Theory - Answer -Wallerstein: realism & marxism
Core (democracy), Periphery (non-democratic), Semi-Periphery (authoritarian)
Int'l Econ Institutions - Answer -World Bank: sustainable development
IMF: stabilization
WTO: trade liberalization
Economic Regionalism - Answer -EU Common Market, Liberal
ASEAN Free Trade
Economic Crisis - Answer -unregulated financial instruments, excess credit,
unsustainable trade
Economic Policies Mercantilists Favor - Answer -Promoting Exports over Imports
Why do Marxists believe capitalism is leading to imperial expansion? - Answer -good
produced in industrialized societies are sold abroad
Int'l System for radicals is stratified because... - Answer -capitalism
World Bank's funding used for... - Answer -economic development
Theories of the Individual - Answer -Realism: only in aggregate for nat'l interest
Liberalism: secondary role, two-track diplomacy
Radical: capitalists influence
, Constructivist: actions less important than beliefs, shape ideas
Individual Elites - Answer -affect when constraints are limited, institutions are unstable,
and the situation is peripheral
Independent vs. Participatory leaders - Answer -high v. low nationalism
high v. low control perception
high v. low affiliation/power
high v. low conceptual complex
high v. low distrust
Private Individuals - Answer -track-two diplomacy
independent of official role
types of wars - Answer -interstate, intrastate, total, limited
Decline of Total War - Answer -Nuclear costs
Security Communities
Realist: US hegemony
Liberal: democratic peace, interdependence
Constructivist: socialized into beliefs of peace
Individual level causes of war
classical realists and liberals - Answer -personal leader characteristics
miscommunication
misperceptions
State level causes of war
liberal and Marxists - Answer -internal structures and state characteristics
opposing views
competitions
Int'l System, causes of War
Neorealist and Marxist - Answer -anarchy, state of nature, expansion causes resource
war
Terrorism definition - Answer -act or threat of violence
perpetrator, not state
victim is noncombatant
goal of political change
audience is population of influence
Realism: must be state sponsored
liberalism: non-state actors are rational and strategic
Insurgency vs. terrorism - Answer -purposeful targeting
