International Relations Final Exam with correct answers 2024
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1. What is the definition of political economy? On what structures do we draw on to explain political economy phenomena? * correct answers Political economy describes how the distribution of power, wealth, technology, and geopolitics result in diverse international systems and collaborative econom...
International Relations Final Exam
1. What is the definition of political economy? On what structures do we draw on to
explain political economy phenomena? * correct answers Political economy describes
how the distribution of power, wealth, technology, and geopolitics result in diverse
international systems and collaborative economic output. Political economy focuses on
the relationships between a country's government and its people. To explain political
economy, we draw upon the structures of socialism, capitalism, economics, and political
science.
2. In what way principles of sustainable development are related to political economy?
In addition to lectures, you can draw on Timothy Shaw's perspectives as well (Readings
for the IPE lecture). * correct answers Political economy describes the distribution of
power, wealth, technology, and geopolitics resulting in diverse international systems.
Political economy focuses on the relationships between a country's government and its
people. The principles of sustainable development relate to political economy because
they lay out the fundamental values in maintaining the progression of a state as well as
regulating the state's political economy. Additionally, they lay out the principles that the
population should be entitled to. Some of the principles of sustainable development are
the environmental protection principle, the principle of the right to development, the
education, health and wellness, poverty eradication, and cultural sensitivity principles.
While these principles are relatively self-explanatory, one of the most important is the
decentralization principle. The decentralization principle advocated that there is no need
to focus on a central government, rather society should be able to make autonomous
decisions on their own.
3. What is the definition of Stephen Krasner on international regimes? In what way do
international regimes enhance peace and security at the global level? correct answers
Krasner defines international regimes as principles, norms, rules, and decision-making
procedures that are expected to be used by countries when there is a conflict or issue in
relations with other countries. These regimes enhance peace and security at a global
level because it promotes negotiation and communication amongst countries to resolve
issues peacefully rather than with violence or even war.
4. What are the four features of international law? Explain and provide examples.
correct answers The features of international law are no central legislator, no central
judiciary, no central enforcement, dependence on municipal legal orders, and
differentiation and fragmentation.
No central legislator is traditionally assumed to be based on the free will of sovereign
states. International legal rules generally only bind states if they have accepted to be
bound
, No central judiciary states that international law does not know a central judicial body
with compulsory jurisdiction
No central enforcement says that there is no world police force. The only global body is
the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) under Chapter VII where the actual
exercise of these powers are subject to important legal and political limitations. Its
effectiveness is subject to collective enforcement mechanisms
Dependence on municipal legal orders states that international law is heavily dependent
on states for its implementation and enforcement
5. Choose, explain and compare four theories of international law. correct answers
Natural law is law as a natural given of the human condition. All norms must be
practically reasonable to be valid and can be binding if they are consistent with morality
and moral constraints.
Positivism considers only positive law and maintains that law is what the state as the
representation of the moral ideal mandates and imposes. Positivists emphasize the
importance of applying the scientific to everything in the social world because anything
that is real and you can witness through your senses is scientific. In comparison to
natural law theorists, positivism implies clear limitations of what is acceptable.
Objectivism states that the social environment contains objective norms, the formation
of which does not depend on the subjective will of States. It focuses on the social
context as the source of international law. Additionally, objectivism states the
importance of basing law on factual issues and solutions; everything should be realistic
and taken on a case-by-case basis. This is different from positivism and natural law
because there are less constraints, rather things must be taken account of by case and
reflected by norms of the social environment.
Realism implies that states will only obey international law when it is in their real or
perceived interest to do so. Law can only be ascertained according to power relations
and analysis because states are motivated by self interest, therefore compliance with
international law is optional. This theory essentially has no constraints and allows states
to act in their own desirable ways
6. What are the positive dimensions of globalization? Develop your argument with
examples. correct answers Globalization is defined as the progression of moving
towards interdependent world economies, cultures, and populations. The positive
dimensions of globalization consist of:
Expansion of global wealth
Investment in infrastructure (port, hospitals, universities, oil and gas refineries, etc.)
Improvement of living conditions: countries can more freely assist each other in
fostering humane and
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