IR203 - Chapter 1

What is the primary focus of International Relations (IR)?

• Domestic politics of states

• Interaction between countries and global issues

• Cultural practices of nations

• Internal economic policies

Why is studying International Relations important?

• To predict weather patterns

• To understand domestic policies

• To grasp how global events affect lives

• To analyze historical fiction

Which of the following is not a main theoretical tradition in IR?

• Realism

• Liberalism

• Cultural Relativism

• International Political Economy

What does realism in IR emphasize?

• Cooperation and democracy

• Power and security

• Global environmental challenges

• Social movements

Liberalism in IR focuses on which of the following?

• National interests and power struggles

• Cooperation, democracy, and international organizations

• Economic exploitation

• Military dominance

What is the English School's concept of International Society?

• A global government regulating states

• States interacting based on shared norms and rules

• Economic development through free trade

• The end of international conflicts

What does International Political Economy (IPE) study?

• Global environmental policies

• Military alliances between nations

• Politics and economics on a global scale

• Cultural exchange programs

Which major event influenced the development of IR theories?

• The Industrial Revolution

• Major wars and economic crises

• The discovery of nuclear weapons

• The rise of medieval empires

What did the first major debate in IR focus on?

• The causes of economic inequality

• The role of international organizations

• The nature of international relations and causes of war

• The significance of global health

What was realism's main critique of utopian liberalism?

• It ignored the role of democracy

• It overemphasized economic policies

• It was overly optimistic about cooperation

• It failed to predict climate change