Offensive realism Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

Hans Morgenthu - Answer-founder of classical realism Kenneth Waltz - Answer-founder of structural realism aka neo-realism Woodrow wilson - Answer-Architect of American Idealism (liberalism) -spread of democracy - states are sovereign - alliances (League of Nations) Otto Von Bismark - Answer-WWI started alliance to stabilize and secure Germany heightens already eminent security dilemma in Europe Mearsheimer - Answer-we live in anarchy the great powers will possess offensive military ca...

This essay is about offensive and defensive realism for the course international relations.

States - Territorial entities in which a central authority provides public goods. Governments - Bureaucratic-legal apparatus constituting the central authority. Nations - Sets of people sharing identity of a cultural, ethnic or historic sort. Nation-States - Combination of a nation and state. Ideal that people within a state have a shared identity. Rare in real world. Correlates of War (COW) - 500,000+ population, externally sovereign, diplomatic recognition. 190 of them identified. Inter...

State : Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation : A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State : A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution : a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed Power : A figure or a thing with higher superiority ov...

Power involves : • Sovereignty - the quality of having supreme independent authority over a territory • Legitimacy - the quality of having sovereignty recognized by constituent population and external institutions (e.g. the church), states, populations, etc. • may involve consent through fear, love, or both - Machiavell • Enforcement - the ability to use violence, coercion, or other means to establish obedience to sovereign authority • Civil-Military Relations (Huntington)...

In realism, the distribution of military capabilities in the International system is referred to as ____________Polarity According to offensive realism (Mearsheimer), the rise of China is likely to be peacefulFalse In Stephen Van Evera's Cult of the Offensive article, the escalation leading to WWI was mostly due to the perceived presence of windows of opportunities leading powerful countries to strike firstTrue For classical realists as Hans Morgenthau, the success of the stability o...

State - correct answer Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - correct answer A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - correct answer A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - correct answer a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed ...

State - Answer- Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - Answer- A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - Answer- A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - Answer- a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed. Can help to establish legit...

cultural hegemony - Answer- The domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class who manipulate the culture of that society - its beliefs, explanations, perceptions, values, and mores - that their imposed, ruling-class worldview becomes the accepted cultural norm and the universally valid dominant ideology, which justifies the social, political, and economic status quo as natural and inevitable, perpetual and beneficial for everyone, rather than as artificial social constructs that...