Poli 105 VCU Bundled Exams All Versions and Courses 2024/2025 Full solution pack

key difference between IR theory and foreign policy - Answer-role of individuals (prominent in IR) IR predicts - Answer-General outcomes biggest problem with foreign policy decision making - Answer-rationality Name 3 systematic ways individual decision makers diverge from rationality? - AnswerPer...

Norms - Answer-The expectations held by national leaders about normal international relations Morality - Answer-an element of power What are the 3 primary concepts of institutions - Answer--International Instituions -International Organizations -International Regimes What are International Inst...

Realism - Answer-state seeks material power and economic power Neorealism - Answer--States are rational unitary actors -States seek security not power -Relative Power and zero-sum Liberalism - Answer--Cooperation -Critical theory - realism and liberalism are not logical -absolut gains Neolibe...

Degeneration - Answer-Adding variables to a theory to try to extend its explanatory coverage is generally considered to weaken a theory. Parsimony - Answer-IR Theories seek to explain as much as possible with a single variable, making a theory stronger. Sovereignty - Answer-All states are define...

International Relations - Answer-theoretical studies of politics Social Science Theory - Answer-General logical explanations of social phenomena IR Theory - Answer-Explanations that can be generally applied across cases: logical, with good, empirical evidence predictive A theory should: - Answe...

Realism - Answer-state seeks material power and economic power Neorealism - Answer--States are rational unitary actors -States seek security not power -Relative Power and zero-sum Liberalism - Answer--Cooperation -Critical theory - realism and liberalism are not logical -absolut gains Neolibe...