Inr4603 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Critical Theories (Critical Theory)- Aim to free individuals from modern state systems and economic systems - Argue the world is interconnected - Emphasis on the individual, as opposed to the states - Normative and Emancipatory Relationship between the state and individual (Critical Theory)- Traditional theories argue that society makes the state and the state is inherently good for people (stemming from idea of modern state from French Revolution, Treaty of Westphalia, and supranati...

In the social sciences, the process of how a person learns that something is true is known asEpistemology Empiricists base the validity of a statement uponInsights derived from observation of related phenomena using their senses Dependent variables are related to independent variables in the same way thatEffects are related to causes A hypothesisIs a scientifically testable statement that is more specific than the theory from which it is derived The ideal that a hypothesis must be su...

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...