POLS 051 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Realis Mood

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 051
• Professor: Michelle Commercio

Document Summary

Intro to international relations (ir) (pols 051 a with prof. michele commercio) Walt article (cid:862)i i as a revolutionary tate(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1007)(cid:895) Why isis will have problems: narro(cid:449) ideologies that do(cid:374)"t appeal to a large per(cid:272)e(cid:374)t of the (cid:449)orld, not enough loyal troops to expand. Isis is a state because: there"s a s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) of law. It has territory: there"s an economy (e. g. it sells oil that reaches global markets) and a tax system. It provides education: there"s i(cid:374)frastru(cid:272)ture (cid:894)if rudi(cid:373)e(cid:374)tar(cid:455)(cid:895) Realism emphasizes the international level of analysis and says that the individual and domestic le(cid:448)els do(cid:374)"t reall(cid:455) (cid:373)atter at all. Liberalism agrees that the international level is the most important, but says that the other two are also important and worth considering. For realis(cid:373), (cid:449)ho"s the parti(cid:272)ular preside(cid:374)t of the us duri(cid:374)g a parti(cid:272)ular ti(cid:373)e, for e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter the circumstances are the most important. Liberalism would consider the role of particular people like, for example, hitler.