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IAF Exam 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions critical theory builds on the works of - Answer️️ -- Karl Marx - the Frankfurt School tradition - Antonio Gramsci critical theory developed a - Answer️️ -new set of values: - role of culture, ideas, and norms in shaping international rela...

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critical theory builds on the works of - Answer✔️✔️-- Karl Marx


- the Frankfurt School tradition

- Antonio Gramsci

critical theory developed a - Answer✔️✔️-new set of values:

- role of culture, ideas, and norms in shaping international relations

critical theory focuses on - Answer✔️✔️-the affect of capitalism on society and humanity

why Frankfurt said capitalism didn't fail - Answer✔️✔️-the people (workers) didn't revolt

(Marx theory didn't go through)

Marx Theory - Answer✔️✔️-the struggle between the capitalist and the working class

would inevitably lead to class conflict (like a revolt)

why capitalism didn't fail (Frankfurt) - Answer✔️✔️-capitalism is embedded in the

structure (its like the base and everything within society is the superstructure which

supports the base)

- education system, legal system, entertainment industry > these all feed into capitalism

- people have become brainwashed to believe that capitalism is best for them

additional Frankfurt school thoughts on capitalism - Answer✔️✔️-- the state benefits from

the capitalist system

- elite groups are given legitimacy through capitalism, thus, when they gain power they

use it to change and benefit themselves

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social constructionism - Answer✔️✔️-certain aspects of International Relations are

historically and socially constructed rather than just being inevitable human nature

social constructionism stresses - Answer✔️✔️-the importance if sociology and

understanding social behavior; so it can be used to predict future human behavior

social constructionism is not - Answer✔️✔️-a single theory, it draws upon a range of

ideas

role/ideas of social constructionism - Answer✔️✔️-- important to shape state behavior

(and or international relations)

- ideas change overtime (Ex: colonialism and land mines ; once accepted, now seen

negatively)

feminism has - Answer✔️✔️-redefined notions of security and development issues in IR

Because many feminist and gender scholars shifted towards security studies, they

(alongside critical security scholars), refined security to be - Answer✔️✔️-

multidimensional and multifaceted

- it shifted the idea of security (rather than focus on just security, one should also focus

not he security of certain groups and people)

feminism introduced itself through as a means of advocacy for women, but now -

Answer✔️✔️-it also includes other groups, such as those who are disabled or minorities

feminism in IR focuses on - Answer✔️✔️-the safety and development for said

marginalized groups

hegemony - Answer✔️✔️-leadership, dominance, and supremacy especially by one

country or social group over another


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- absolute power

sovereignty - Answer✔️✔️-complete authority of state to govern itself or another

- control of the borders, and everything within those borders

civil society - Answer✔️✔️-groups or organizations outside of government who work

together in pursuit of some collective action

- international group, coming together to reach a common goal/shared interest

EX; climate change

just war - Answer✔️✔️-a war that is deemed to be morally or theologically justifiable

qualifications of a just war - Answer✔️✔️-- needs to have a just cause and be of good

intention

- exhausted all options of peace prior

- has to be a reasonable chance for success

- means of war must be proportional to the end goal (can't be excessive)

- innocent civilians and noncomabnts should not be harmed

- must follow internationally agreed conventions regulating war

international organization - Answer✔️✔️-non-state actor that has a role in international

relations

two broad categories of non-state actors - Answer✔️✔️-IGOs and INGOs

International Governmental organization (IGOs) criteria - Answer✔️✔️-- two or more

sovereign governments

- permanent (not temporary like an alliance; but an alliance can become an IGO)

- has to have regular meetings and a decision making process


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