Waltz Three Images - Introduction to International Politics - Past Exam, Exams of Political Science

Download Waltz Three Images - Introduction to International Politics - Past Exam and more Exams Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMESTER ONE EXAMINATIONS ACADEMIC YEAR 2009/2010 IP10420/GW10420 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Time Allowed: Two Hours Answer TWO Questions: ONE from Section One and ONE from Section Two Section One 1. ‘Anybody living through the first half of the twentieth century was likely to become a realist’. Discuss. 2. How mutually consistent were the various elements of Woodrow Wilson’s liberal internationalism? 3. What is the significance of saying that international society has its own ‘institutions’? 4. How helpful are Waltz’s three ‘images’ for understanding international politics? 5. Is the development of ‘transnational’ relations a challenge to traditional models of international politics? Section Two 6. Is a moral theory of war a contradiction? 7. ‘International agreements can set standards for human rights, but cannot protect them in practice’. Do you agree? 8. ‘Globalization is a creation of powerful states, and should not be seen as a threat to the system of states’. Is this a convincing assessment of current trends? 9. Are the ethical issues surrounding ‘international terrorism’ adequately covered by traditional ‘just war’ thinking? 10. How, if at all, have we moved beyond the ‘post-Cold War’ world?