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Questions :
1. What is the analysis by Jeffrey Frieden (et al) on ‘what shaped our world?' State your agreements and disagreements with the analysis he has outlined.
2. What are the four stages of industrialization? How did the fourth stage alter the nature of global politics and economics?
3. What are the features of a nation-state? Which features stand out and why? Provide examples in your discussion.
4. What is Robert Dahl's definition of power? How does his definition compare with hard, soft, subtle, smart and quite power? Provide examples in your analysis.
5. What elements determine the national interests of a state? Are they uniform in all states? Analyze on the basis of a number of cases.
6. Define and outline the assumptions of realism and constructivism. Choose two cases and apply the two theories.
7. Define and outline the assumptions of liberalism and behavioralism. Choose two cases and apply the two theories.
8. What is the contribution of Adam Smith to the theories of international relations? What does he mean by the ‘invisible hand?' Is Adam Smith relevant to contemporary international relations? Why or why not?
9. What are the variables at the polity level that affect possible aggressive behavior? Provide the taxonomy and discuss by examples.
10. Explain the hierarchy of needs by Abraham Maslow? What is the relevance of this theory to violence/aggressive behavior?
11. How does Steven Lamy (et al) characterize ‘security?' In his opinion, how has the character of ‘war' changed in recent decades?
12. Are wars becoming obsolete? Why and why not? What other kinds of conflict are on the rise in international relations?
13. How does Jeffrey Frieden explain the causality of wars? What are the relationships between these causes? What are some examples for these causes?
14. How does ‘Geopolitics' relate to George Kennan's theory of containment of the Soviet Union?
15. Choose five authors on geopolitics from Bert Chapman's book and compare their definitions of geopolitics.
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