Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Theorıes Of Internatıonal Relatıons I

Soru 1:

What is the theory that assumes “[G]reat powers… are always searching for opportunities to gain power over their rivals, with hegemony as their final goal”?

A) Classical realism B) Defensive realism C) Offensive realism D) Structural realism E) Neoclassical realism

Soru 2:

Which of the following is the term used in classical liberalism to refer to customs and practices that serve as the general conditions to be preserved?

A) Individualism B) Freedom C) Spontaneous law D) Natural law E) Rule of law

Soru 3:

Globalization and emerging non-state actors led to the emergence of which of the following approaches to International Relations?

A) Marxism B) State-centric C) Realism D) Non-state centric E) Positivist

Soru 4:

"The only valid is knowledge gained through the scientific method." (Auguste Comte) Which of the following may be concluded from the statement above?

A) It is the source of knowledge and intuition determining the knowledge. B) True knowledge can only be acquired through senses and observations. C) Every belief or assumption is questionable. D) There are important difference between natural and social world. E) The main source of human knowledge is public.

Soru 5:

Which theory is criticized to be incapable of explaining globalization since it ignores the transnational societal interaction among agents?

A) Liberalism B) Realism C) Neoliberalism D) Surrealism E) Neorealism

Soru 6:

"A term used to describe a method of philosophical argument that involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides" Which of the following is the term defined above?

A) Dialectics B) Marksizm C) Capitalism D) Feudalism E) Utopianism

Soru 7:

What type of realism explicitly incorporates both external and internal variables, updating and systematizing certain insights drawn from classical realist thought?

A) Neo-classical realism B) Defensive realism C) Offensive realism D) Classical realism E) Structural realism

Soru 8:

Which information below is not true about dependency theories like pluralists?

A) They accept the states as important actors. B) Their main concern is to understand the uneven development of international economic system. C) They focus on developed countries. D) They focus on the dependency relations between industrialized northern countries. E) Nonstate actors are important for them.

Soru 9:

Which of the following explains the alliances formed in opposition to the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs?

A) Discrepancies in regional balances of power. B) A struggle for offensive power to establish dominance in a neorealist multipolar viewpoint. C) Defensive realism to stabilise the international system. D) The balance of threat theory in response to the international security dilemma. E) Offensive realism in an attempt to establish hegemony over Iran and North Korea.

Soru 10:

Within the relative gain approach to the concept of balance of power, which of the following reflects the differentiation of international systems from a neorealist perspective?

A) Monopolar and bipolar. B) Monopolar, multipolar, bipolar. C) Multipolar, unipolar, bipolar. D) Unipolar, bipolar. E) Multipolar and unipolar.

Soru 11:

Imperialism: A Study was written by ...

A) J. A. Hobson B) V. Lenin C) D. K. Fieldhouse D) A. Gramsci E) R. Prebich

Soru 12:

Which of the following does the "balance of power" refer to?

A) The concept that states must prioritise morality over security. B) The realist notion that politics itself is not immoral, but amoral (non-moral) due to the fact that states are abstract entities and are therefore not bound by the limits of universal moral principles. C) A regulating mechanism at the center of an anarchical environment that leads to a configuration and policies that balance out the will of states to either maintain or overthrow the status quo. D) The international system with intricate policies and universal legislations that prioritise morality in an effort to automatically ensure permanent stability and peace on an international level. E) The self regulatory mechanism in which more powerful states are determinant in the policies of international relations, while lesser states are reliant on them for security and, in fact, existence.

Soru 13:

Hans Morgenthau (1997) states six principles of realism. Which below is not one of them?

A) Politics is governed by objective laws. B) Interest determines political conduct. C) Nations can be judged by universal moral principles when necessary. D) Prudence is the supreme virtue in international politics. E) Statesmen conduct themselves in terms ofinterest defined as power.

Soru 14:

Which of the following is one of the principles of classical realism?

A) Politics is governed by mutually-agreed laws. B) Nations actions should be judged by universal moral principles. C) Statesmen are entailed to universal moral principles in their acts and actions. D) Political realism is in favor of legalistic-moralistic approach to international politics. E) Prudence is the supreme virtue in international politics.

Soru 15:

___________ liberalism is about the effects of gains and losses of the people in transactional economics on the state behavior.

A) Republican B) Ideational C) Commercial D) Fundamental E) International

Soru 16:

Which of the following is not a key term of liberal internationalism?

A) Functionalism B) Interdependence C) Neo-functionalism D) Transnationalism E) Global governance

Soru 17:

Which of the following principles of classical realism is related to the pre-civil condition of animus dominandi, wherein life is ruled and shaped by a permanent state of war of every man against every man?

A) Politics is governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature. B) Interest determines political conduct. C) Nations cannot be judged by universal moral principles. D) Political realism rejects the legalistic-moralistic approach to international politics. E) Prudence is the supreme virtue in international politics.

Soru 18:

Which country has become a leading hegemonic power through its economic and military power?

A) The United Kingdom B) The United States C) France D) The Netherlands E) Japan

Soru 19:

The basic mentality of the classical liberal writers is that social phenomena can only be understood through the study of the ______________ behavior (van de Haar, 2009).

A) political B) individual C) situational D) descriptive E) prescriptive

Soru 20:

Which of the following does NOT represent the school division correctly in the field of IR?

A) traditional theories, global society theories and neo-Marksist theories B) realism, pluralism and globalism C) realism, liberalism and Marxism D) Machiavellianism, Frotranism and Kantianism E) Nationalist approach, modern approach and post-modern approach